Specialty Crops
In 2023, 28,000 irrigated acres were used to grow this gas-generating specialty crop in the SMRID.
What are dry Beans?
What is the amalgamation of TID and SMRID?
This Ministry oversees policies, legislation, regulations and services necessary for Alberta’s agriculture and food sectors
What is the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation?
Not a rebuttal, this north-flowing river is the longest in the world
What is the Nile?
Comprised of over 40 countries, this Ocean's "rim" touches several continents including Oceania, Asia, North America and South America
What is the Pacific Ocean, or Pacific Rim?
Talk about a good Return on Investment: These foreign crimson-coloured threads are widely considered the most expensive (legal) crop by weight worth up to $5,000/pound.
What is Saffron?
This body of water had its 15 minutes of fame as a filming location for the 2014 blockbuster film, "Interstellar"
What is Chin Reservoir?
Enacted in 2000, this act enables the establishment of irrigation districts in Alberta and describes the structure, governance, powers, and duties for the formation and operations of irrigation districts.
What is the Irrigation Districts Act? (or IDA)
Aptly named the pink river dolphin, the rose-coloured aquatic mammal resides in this South American river which boasts an average discharge of about 215,000–230,000 m3/s
What is the Amazon River?
The depth of the deepest point here is more than 2 km (1.2 mi) farther from sea level than the peak of Mount Everest.
What is Mariana's Trench?
Known to scientists as "Nepeta cataria", SMRID grew the lion's share (all 180 acres worth) of this specialty crop in Alberta in 2023- purr-fect!
What is Catnip?
Commissioned in 1951, this Province-owned reservoir, with a "holy" name, is a hot-spot for power boating and summer recreation in southern Alberta
What is the St. Mary Reservoir
Signed in 1909, the Boundary Waters Treaty established this governing body to oversee the use of the waters shared by Canada and this country
What is United States?
Deemed unsafe for swimming or bathing since 1923, the river underwent a $1.5 billion project to clean up the waters ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games ion Paris
What is the Siene River?
Once rippling with rivers and ponds, most of the remaining water on this planet in the solar system is now is frozen in the ice caps or trapped beneath the soil.
What is Mars?
Production of this far-out crop's close relative has increased by over 2,000 acres across Alberta since 2013.
What is Hemp?
Significant flooding from major rainfall and snowmelt events in the 2010s, led to the construction of this spillway project, near Taber, Alberta.
What is the Horsefly Spillway?
Spanning from outside of Lethbridge to Medicine Hat, this open-air water channel in the SMRID is 312 km long.
What is the Main Canal?
Opposite of a young lady, this Southern Alberta River separates Lethbridge into North/South and West.
What is, the Oldman River?
What is the Arctic Ocean?
You reap what you mow: Western Irrigation District grew 65% of this non-edible specialty crop in 2023. Hey you kids, keep off of mine!
What is Turf, sod or grass?
This Mormon pioneer who brought his irrigation experience from Utah helped establish the Town of Cardston and utilized/built several minor irrigation ditches
Who is Charles Ora Card?
In 1988, the Government of Alberta introduced the “Small Power Research and Development Program," allowing Irrican to generate this kind of power
What is Hydro Power?
Originating from the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park this 1,231 km long river, is the longest in Alberta.
What is the Athabasca River?
This landlocked salt lake keeps swimmers afloat thanks to its high salt and mineral content
What is the Dead Sea?