Month: April 2025

2025 Water Startup

Dear Irrigators, The 2025 irrigation season is on the horizon. With the recent dry and windy conditions, our teams are working hard to accelerate the timeline for startup and crews are preparing for the upcoming irrigation season. We anticipate that water will be...

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SMRID Announces 50% increase in allocation for 2025 season

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SMRID Announces 50% increase in allocation for 2025 season LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, April 3, 2025 – Allocation for the 2025 season was set to 12 inches, from the farm gate, by the St. Mary River Irrigation District’s Board of Directors on April 2,...

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2025 Allocation

Dear Irrigators, At the April 2, 2025 Annual General Meeting, the St. Mary River Irrigation District Board of Directors set the initial water allocation for the 2025 year at 12 inches of water per acre at the farm gate. We will continue to review the Irrigation Water...

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