Warm and windy conditions allowed Saskatchewan growers to plant 88 per cent of projected acres as of May 28.
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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Seeding to be completed next week
Crop progress stands at 88 per cent
Understanding wind all about the force
Last issue, we talked about how the pressure gradient force is the main driving force of wind in our atmosphere and that it exists due to the unequal heating of the Earth’s surface.
What makes a severe thunderstorm?
Severe thunderstorms need rising air, and to get that you need heat, or rather, you need a large difference in temperature between two areas.
Weather models predict hot summer
It is time for our monthly look back at how the weather shaped up across the Prairies and then our look ahead to see what kind of weather the different long-range forecasts or predictions are calling for this summer.
Hot, dry summer expected
Precipitation forecast up in the air; more confidence in temperature prediction
Precipitation is expected to be below normal in the May-June-July period for much of the Prairie region except for eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba, where it should be normal.
Fungicide, glyphosate don’t hurt your hard red wheat quality
Sure, the results of this study aren’t all that surprising: everyone expected weather and genotype to be the most impactful factors on wheat quality. But this research hadn’t been done before, so it offers up the good news that fungicides and glyphosate aren’t making things worse.
Super-cooled water reigns on Prairies
It’s the cold cloud with freezing precipitation that dominates our weather for most of the year on the Canadian Prairies.
Chinese tariffs could mess with U.S. soybean plans
The fate of canola prices hangs in the balance as American growers decide how to react to 125 per cent tariffs imposed by China
Soybeans could be headed for a wild ride this growing season, says an analyst.
Crunching the winter weather data
The end of March is also the end of the extended winter season across the prairies, so it is also time to look back and see how all the numbers added up and compare over the winter.
Roundup of the world’s spring crop weather
The daily change in the tariff situation makes it difficult to produce a column that will remain relevant for a week so I’ll take the opportunity to look at global weather that could affect grain markets.
