PFRA Publications

These scientific, technical or professional documents intended for the specialised reader are covered by the Official Languages Policy. Usually, the official language of the reader accessing the site is known, and the documents are provided in the written language of the author. However, the information may be available on demand in the other official language. Please contact PFRA Communications Division at 306-780-5070 to request hard copies of the following publications.

Prairie Land

• Long Term Land Use Trends For Water Quality Protection : Ten Years of Monitoring in the South Tobacco Creek Watershed
• Prairie Agricultural Landscapes: a land resource review
• Prairie soils: the case for conservation: Discusses soil conservation practices for overcoming soil problems of western Canada including conservation farming.

Irrigation

• PFRA and irrigation in southwest Saskatchewan
• Canada Saskatchewan Irrigation & Diversification Centre (CSIDC) publications
• Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (MCDC) publications

Miscellaneous

• Drought in the Palliser triangle (4.61Mb)
• Lake Diefenbaker and how it operates
• PFRA Millennium Cookbook
• The South Saskatchewan River Project: Describes one of PFRA's greatest achievements - the creation of a huge reservoir in the centre of the Palliser Triangle which uses the waters of the South Saskatchewan for a variety of purposes - irrigation, urban and rural water supply, hydroelectric power generation and recreation.
• Sustainable development capabilities of PFRA