The Western Producer - Farmers can mitigate extreme weather: study
Aquanty’s long-standing partnership with the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) and our ongoing work to model the hydrology of catchments in western Canada has led to yet another spotlight in the news.
A recent article by The Western Producer discusses how integrated hydrologic modelling with HydroGeoSphere can help agricultural producers (and other stakeholders) mitigate the impacts of extreme weather events, whether they be drought or flood.
Thank you to The Western Producer for this highlight; and well done representing Aquanty Dr. Steve Frey, as always!
Click here to read the article in The Western Producer.
“The sensitivity analysis was conducted for the 2009-15 time interval, which includes the 2011 and 2014 floods, as well as a number of drier years, such that the influence of landscape factors can be assessed for both wet and dry conditions,” said Frey, who recently presented his findings to representatives from agriculture, government and conservation groups in Manitoba.
Farmers and water resource experts need to understand if their land management choices make things better or worse. That’s why the Aquanty model is useful, Frey said.
This work is exciting in that it is providing a bridge between state-of-the-art science and on-the-ground practices… to help guide us towards an agricultural landscape that is optimized for climate resiliency.”