Grain Production
For a time yields were high, but a combination of the dry conditions and poor agricultural practices turned the area into a Dust Bowl in the 1930s, helping plunge Canada into the Great Depression. Modern farming techniques and a series of rainy years helped to reestablish the area as an important farming region; however, farming has always been precarious, and to this day the area's farmers often receive large government subsidies to deal with drought conditions.
Palliser was right, as a number of people who have lived in this area will attest.
Read more about this topic: Palliser's Triangle
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