Canada: Prairie Drought Slashes Production

False-color Landsat7 Satellite Image - Tyner, Saskatchewan

A comparison of images from 2001, a dry year, and 2002 show that this year is even worse than last year. Healthy pastures and fields should be solid red, showing abundant vegetation.

Very few fields show any vegation at all.

Many fields appear to have healthy vegetation.

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For more information, contact Jim Tringe (james.tringe@usda.gov)
with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, at (202)720-0882


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Canada: Prairie Drought Slashes Production

False-color Landsat7 Satellite Image - Tyner, Saskatchewan

For more information, contact Jim Tringe (james.tringe@usda.gov) with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, at (202)720-0882

For more information, contact Jim Tringe (james.tringe@usda.gov)
with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, at (202)720-0882