Prairie farmers are expressing interest in and advice on the soil health benefits of tile drainage, crop diversity, strategic tillage and extended ground cover.
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Soil health survey offers a glimpse into farmer priorities
Network identifies issues such as tile drainage, crop diversity, strategic tillage and extended ground cover
Soil-moisture looks good as seeding begins
After multiple years of drought across wide swaths of the Prairies, most growing areas have enough water to start a crop
Soil moisture maps are refreshingly different heading into spring seeding on the Canadian Prairies this year.
Federal hydrologist goes with the flow
Agriculture Canada scientist takes a meandering path from school to research centre, thanks to classroom outreach work
Kayla Moore works at Agriculture Canada’s research centre in Brandon, where she specializes in hydrology, groundwater and the management of soil moisture on farmland.
Prairie soil moisture conditions not a concern
Subsoil moisture levels are still dry in some areas, but the forecast for spring and early summer weather is neutral
There are a number of uncertainties going into the 2025 planting season, but soil moisture levels aren’t a concern at the moment. That’s one positive factor for the production outlook in 2025.
Outlook for fall seeding looks positive this year
Soil moisture conditions vary across the Prairies, but crop specialists say winter cereals may be set for a good start
Glacier FarmMedia – Experts expect a lot of winter cereals to be planted this fall despite a wide range of weather conditions across the Prairies. Manitoba, generally the wettest of the three Prairie provinces, lived up to its reputation this year. Above-average precipitation blanketed the province in the first half of summer. At the end […] Read more
Can the grain system cope if everybody gets a good crop?
How’s your soil moisture? What happens if most farmers across Western Canada get decent weather this summer? How big a crop could we get? Those questions need to be pondered now that the majority of farmers across the West have received good moisture and seem to be off to a great start. We haven’t needed […] Read more
North America welcomes rain; S. America gets too much
Soil moisture conditions are improving across much of Canada and the United States cropping regions, thanks to recent rain, but the market last week was focused on excess rain in southern Brazil. Canadian farmers on the Prairies are eager to get seeding, but they also appreciate the moisture from recent systems that is helping to […] Read more
Farmers aim for higher yields with less moisture
Trevor Hadwen says recent snowfall in many parts of the Prairies is welcome but is a “drop in the bucket” when it comes to rebuilding soil moisture reserves. The agroclimate specialist with Agriculture Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service in Regina says a lot of the winter precipitation to date has been lost to the atmosphere. […] Read more
Water expert warns of changes in runoff, demand
Canada Research Chair in Water Resources says mountain runoff in the future may come too soon for adequate capture
MEDICINE HAT — It will be increasingly difficult to predict conditions on southern Alberta rivers, according to John Pomeroy, and the University of Saskatchewan professor is confident that there will be changes to mountain runoff in coming years. Pomeroy, who also holds the title of Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change, said […] Read more
El Nino does strange things with prairie winter weather this year
WINNIPEG — The weather in December, as many Canadians noticed, was abnormal. As an example from the Prairies, the average daily high in Saskatoon was 0.5 C for the first three weeks of the month. That’s eight degrees warmer than the normal daily high for the month of December. Barrie Bonsal, a research scientist and […] Read more
