Agriculture in the lower mainland will take time to rebuild as water continues to pour into the province
British Columbia braced itself for further rainfall as farmers dealt with the aftermath of unprecedented flooding, with the provincial government emphasizing the generosity of Canadians who have donated to the Red Cross. “This is historic weather intensified by climate change,” B.C. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said Nov. 28. As a […] Read moreTag Archives Flooding
Floods shine light on atmospheric river storms
Recent (Reuters) — Atmospheric rivers of the kind that drenched California and flooded British Columbia in recent weeks will become larger, and possibly more destructive, because of climate change, scientists said. Columns in the atmosphere hundreds of kilometres long carry water vapour over oceans from the tropics to more temperate regions in amounts more than […] Read more
Flood’s grain impact to linger
This was a fortuitous time to have the worst natural disaster-related disruption to grain movement in modern history, say industry officials. Normally, fall is the time of year that grain companies are facing backlogs, are on the cusp of paying vessel demurrage and are having to reschedule farmer deliveries coming into the elevator system. “This […] Read more
Tragedy on the Fraser hits B.C. farmers hard
Thousands of farm animals perished and many more were endangered due to unprecedented flooding and mudslides that have affected hundreds of producers in British Columbia. Farmers in sectors such as dairy, poultry and eggs were particularly hard hit because they are concentrated in the Fraser Valley, the scene of some of the heaviest flooding. The […] Read more
AgriRecovery in spotlight as floods wash out farmers
The likelihood of the AgriRecovery disaster relief program being triggered for the second time in British Columbia in only a few months is highlighting discussions to improve risk management for Canadian farmers due to climate change. Although “we’ve shown that this program can react very quickly,” officials have been eyeing ways to “improve the business […] Read more
B.C. floods show need for better infrastructure
Western Canadian infrastructure is being tested by the atmospheric river that plowed through British Columbia last week, wreaking havoc with people, animals and transportation links. More than 300 millimetres of rain fell in southern B.C. in 48 hours, the amount that on average falls over one month. Resulting damage has halted rail and commercial vehicle […] Read more
B.C. floods shine spotlight on AgriRecovery
The likelihood of the AgriRecovery disaster relief program being triggered for the second time in British Columbia in only a few months is highlighting ongoing discussions to improve risk management for Canadian producers in the face of climate change. Although “we’ve shown that this program can react very quickly,” officials have been eyeing ways to […] Read more
B.C. flooding cuts access to Port of Vancouver
UPDATED: November 16, 2021 – 1625 CST – The movement of agricultural commodities from the Prairies to the West Coast is being disrupted by extreme flooding in British Columbia. Reuters is reporting that all rail access to the Port of Vancouver has been cut by floods and landslides in the B.C. interior, which could sideline […] Read more
Intense storm floods Alta., town, destroys crops
An intense storm of rain and hail ranging in size from peas to quarters caused flooding in Cardston, Alta., and destroyed crops as far south as the U.S. border. “There’s lots of farmers that have lost their crop — hay crop or grain crop — anywhere the hail hit,” said LeNark Duce, public works foreman […] Read more
Floods shut nearly a sixth of U.S. ethanol production
MEAD, Neb./NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) – Massive flooding in the U.S. Midwest has knocked out roughly 13 percent of the nation’s ethanol production capacity, as plants in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota have been forced to shut down or scale back production following the devastation. Production facilities owned by large companies like Archer Daniels […] Read more
