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Temperature records broken across Prairies
Unseasonably warm air resulted in several new temperature records across the Prairies Nov. 3 as summer seemed to return for…
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Railways insist they are prepared for winter
Canada’s major railways have filed their winter contingency plans as required by law. Since a new law was passed in…
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Prairie breeders explore heat-tolerance rating
Many farmers, especially in Saskatchewan, are blaming hot and dry weather for disappointing canola yields. Official numbers won’t be in…
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Many crops may have dodged frost
Crop damage from an overnight frost in Saskatchewan earlier this month is still being assessed but appears minimal for some…
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Widespread frost blankets Prairies
UPDATED - to include record temps - Tuesday September 8, 2020 - 1300 CST Widespread frost advisories on the Prairies…
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Fall weather forecast bodes well for harvest
Forecasters say western Canadian farmers are in for a much more benign fall than last year, which should help calm…

Prairie canola production dropped last year

Problems confirmed in delayed canola harvest

Snowfall records set in Sask.

Temperature records broken across Prairies

Railways insist they are prepared for winter
Government required capital spending justification for optimism

Prairie breeders explore heat-tolerance rating
Regionally specific canola varieties may eventually become reality, but breeding for specific traits may not be the answer
Many farmers, especially in Saskatchewan, are blaming hot and dry weather for disappointing canola yields. Official numbers won’t be in for a while, but Saskatchewan Agriculture has pegged the provincial yield average at 35 bushels per acre. That’s much lower than average yields of 40 to 41 bu. per acre in recent years, based on […] Read more
Many crops may have dodged frost

Widespread frost blankets Prairies

Fall weather forecast bodes well for harvest

Bumper crop? Not so fast, say some farmers
A prolonged heat wave has prevented cereal and canola crops from filling seed heads and pods, say crop watchers
Jim Doerksen scoffs at reports that a bumper crop is on the way for the Canadian Prairies. At one point he thought that was going to be the case on his son’s farm near Dalmeny, Sask. but a late-July/early-August heat wave has sapped yield potential and quality. “It had a terrific start but the last […] Read more