Spring Moisture Returns to Most of the Prairies — But Wet Conditions and Active Migration Elevate HPAI Introduction Risk for Poultry Operations
Current Conditions (Near-Term Horizon) The Canadian Drought Monitor’s March 31, 2026 assessment — the most recent published — shows a Prairie moisture picture that has improved substantially from 2025’s drought-heavy baseline. The vast majority of the Prairie region is carrying soil moisture in the range of 85 to 200 percent of the 1991–2020 climate normal…