Irrigation sustainability – saskatchewan activity
1997
Tollefson, L.C. | Hogg, T.J.
Irrigation is essential for world food production. In Western Canada, irrigation has been viewed historically as a mechanism for stabilizing agricultural production by overcoming problems associated with drought, and allowing for the diversification of crop production. It is critical that the long term environmental effects of irrigation be understood if the negative impacts on soil and water are to be avoided and irrigation is to continue its contribution to the diversification of agriculture. The Federal/Provincially-funded Saskatchewan Irrigation Development Centre (SIDC), in Outlook, Saskatchewan, has developed an applied research and demonstration program with four projects to promote sustainable irrigation: pesticide and nutrient losses and groundwater contamination under irrigated conditions; evaluation of the effects of irrigation on soil quality; water conservation and water use efficiency; and effluent irrigation management. These programs were funded through the Canada-Saskatchewan Agriculture Green Plan Agreement (CSAGPA).
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