soil moisture

Unseasonably warm fall another hit for drought-stricken Manitoba farmers

Unseasonably warm fall another hit for drought-stricken Manitoba farmers

Many Manitobans have come to expect chilly weather and maybe a dumping of snow this time of year, and instead are experiencing an unseasonably warm and pleasant November. It's not good news for farmers, though. Producers have just come out of a hot and dry summer and are hoping for rain and snow to build up soil moisture for the next growing season, but that hasn't happened yet.