Prairie Agroclimate Setup Entering 2026 Growing Season — Drought Splits by Region as El Niño Signal Builds
Canadian Crop Conditions The 2026 Prairie growing season opens with a regionally divided agroclimate picture. Southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan are carrying significant moisture deficits into seeding. Northern zones improved materially through winter. The ENSO backdrop is shifting — and for Prairie producers, the conventional “El Niño means wetter” framing does not hold uniformly at…