One of the foremost researchers on water and climate change is the keynote speaker at the Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association (SIPA) conference in Moose Jaw.
Dr. John Pomeroy, chair of water resources and climate change at the University of Saskatchewan, will talk to the evening banquet about climate change and the availability of water for irrigation.
His research into snow and cold-season hydrology in mountain regions has been described as critical to understanding climate change in colder regions.
That work earned him a medal from the Royal Society of Canada this year.
The conference, sponsored by SIPA and the Irrigation Crop Diversification Centre at Outlook, features sessions on water diversification and results of last year’s research by SIPA and ICDC.
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency will discuss management strategy and allocation by water basin.
Irrigators will take part in a discussion on extension of crop insurance to other irrigated crops such as soybeans.
The farm safety net program, Canadian Agriculture Partnership, will be outlined as it relates to irrigation.
Aquatic weed control, Irrigation Act regulations and a proposed levy for irrigators in non-irrigation districts will be discussed in the sessions Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 at the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa.
Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
