From Trump tariffs to drought, southern Alberta farmers concerned heading into 2025 [Video]

As Environment Canada calls the southern Alberta precipitation forecast a coin toss, farmers are expressing concerns beyond the control of Mother Nature.

“We’re seeing, maybe it’s in the extreme southwest of Alberta, being quite dry still,” said David Lee, the manager of the National AgroClimate Information Service.

Coming off the heels of 2024, staggered snowfalls mean strong moisture levels are still far from guaranteed this year.

“We saw fairly significant amounts of precipitation in September, somewhere near 50 millimeters fell in Lethbridge,” said Brian Proctor, an Environment Canada meteorologist.

“But October and November were exceptionally dry. Even December was a little bit below normal, but still fairly dry and that trend has certainly continued as we’ve moved into the first part of January.”

Proctor said it means the weather is currently too volatile to predict how spring and summer will go.

But even as the future of the climate remains as mysterious as …