Water Management

• Water Use and Moisture Management (Soil Management Guide, Chapter 3)
• Drainage Management (Soil Management Guide, Chapter 6)
• Subsurface Drainage as a Water Management Strategy (PAMI June 2016)
• Beneficial Management Practices for Agricultural Tile Drainage in Manitoba (PAMI 2018)
• Manure and Nutrient Management on Tile Drained Lands
• Tile Drainage Webinar Series - Red River Basin Commission
• • Webinar 1 - How Tile Drainage Works - February 21, 2017
  • Webinar 2 - Down Stream Impacts of Tile Drainage - February 28, 2017
  • Webinar 3 - Tile Drainage, the Watershed, and the Environment - March 8, 2017
  • Webinar 4 - Policy and Local Government Considerations - March 16, 2017
• Moisture and Target Yields
• Manitoba Fall Soil Moisture Survey 

Watershed Management Planning

Community-based watershed management is a process for managing water resources that involves engaging stakeholders in making and implementing management decisions that are sustainable and appropriate for local conditions.

Manitoba Agriculture & Resource Development is involved in watershed management planning by providing technical information to the planning process. This often includes soils information such as soil texture, agriculture capability, and areas prone to wind and water erosion.  Manitoba Agriculture & Reource Development was involved in the Integrated Watershed Management Planning (IWMP) process.

Ongoing research is required to better understand the role of agriculture in the watershed. Manitoba Agriculture & Resource Development is supporting watershed research by providing technical support to the Manitoba Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs) steering committee.

The 'Resource Development' section of Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development consists of personnel part of the former Sustainable Development Branch and includes provincial Watershed Planners working closely with Watershed Districts.