The Soil Moisture Working Committee has drafted a "Way Forward" for soil moisture monitoring in Canada...
continue readingThe first of many workshops was focussed on "Soil Moisture Monitoring, Analysis and Prediction in Agricultural Landscapes" and was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on June 19-20, 2007. The workshop objectives were to assess and draft a way forward to address the needs for soil moisture monitoring, analysis and prediction in agricultural landscapes. Soil moisture data users and collectors/producers were invited from federal and provincial departments, academia and the private sector. This workshop was seen as a first step in a longer process to develop a soil moisture monitoring strategy for Canada.
Specific workshop goals were to: