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 May 14, 2012 - Irrigation Water Supplies Adequate
Despite the dry second half of summer in 2011 and below normal snowfall through the winter, there's more than enough water for irrigation heading into summer.

"We're in good shape as far as water supply goes," says Brian Wilson, potato and irrigation specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initatives.

Manitoba potato growers draw their water from a number of different sources. Wilson says those who depend on spring run-off were, in most cases, able to get their dugouts filled.
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