Southern Alberta could receive some rainfall toward the end of this week, and by early next week rain could again fall on southern Saskatchewan. This map for 6 p.m. Thursday to 6 p.m. Friday, by the U.S. National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, was issued just before noon on Monday and it shows […] Read more
Robin Booker
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Prolonged frost damages Prairie crops
The growing season got off to a great start for many Saskatchewan producers, with warm April temperatures followed by significant rain on early seeded crops. However, a hard frost on emerging crops across southern and central Saskatchewan has dealt a major setback for some growers. Rosetown dropped below 0 C for six […] Read more
Rain in southern Alberta: Thursday forecast
The low-pressure system that brought much needed rain to southern and central Saskatchewan and Manitoba has moved east away from Prairie cropping areas. A separate system has moved out of the mountains into southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan and has brought some rain and snow to those areas. By Thursday afternoon much of […] Read more
Rain moves into Manitoba: Wednesday forecast
A low pressure system continues to move east, across south and central Saskatchewan, and dumping large amounts of precipitation in some areas. This 24 hour rain accumulation map from Environment Canada shows up to 75 mm of rain has fallen in parts of south-central Saskatchewan. The following map, from the U.S. National Weather […] Read more
Southern Sask gets a soaking: Tuesday forecast
Rainfall warnings continue today for southeastern Saskatchewan where up to 50 mm could fall in the next 24 hours as a low-pressure system over eastern Montana intensifies and moves into the province. This map, from the U.S. National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, was issued at just before noon May 10, and it shows precipitation […] Read more
Cold wet weather moving into Sask: Monday forecast
A cold front has moved into southern Saskatchewan from northern Montana, bringing much need rain to parched Prairie soils. Much of Saskatchewan is under an extreme fire risk warning because of dry conditions, but now south western and south central Saskatchewan has been placed under a heavy rainfall warning by Environment Canada and is […] Read more
Weather maps for May 5, 2016
Hot dry weather continues across the Prairies, with low chance of precipitation in the immediate future for most regions. The following map from the U.S. National Weather Service was issued on Thursday afternoon and it shows accumulated precipitation five-day forecast for May 6 to May 11, and then the seven-day forecast May 6 to May […] Read more
VIDEO: Auxin research may hold key to heat resistance
EDMONTON — When canola crops begin to bloom and the summer heat cranks up to around 30 C, there is nothing growers can do to protect their crops from heat-induced flower and fruit abortion. But that may change as Jocelyn Ozga’s plant auxin research advances at the University of Alberta. Auxins are a class of […] Read more
Science-O-Rama, 2016
In the first week of April I attended Murray Hartman’s Science-O-Rama in Edmonton, which was an Alberta Canola production. Alberta’s provincial oilseed specialist, Murray Hartman, hosted the presentations and discussions that focused on the science of canola. Here are a few stories I wrote that are based on a some of the lectures. Video: Do more […] Read more
Long range weather maps, May 6
FORECAST HAS CHANGED. CLICK HERE FOR SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE We might see some rain in southern Saskatchewan in the coming week. The following maps in this rotation are from the U.S. National Weather Service issued on Friday. The rotation first shows the three-day accumulated precipitation forecast for May 7 to May 10, and then maps […] Read more
