Most crops throughout Saskatchewan are at the normal stage of development but heat and dry weather are creating stress, according to the latest weekly report from Saskatchewan Agriculture. “Many areas in the province remain very dry and crop conditions continue to decline due to hot temperatures and lack of rain,” the report said. “Topsoil moisture […] Read more
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Crop stress mounts in Saskatchewan – report
Needed rain hits parts of Manitoba: Crop Report
July 18 (CNS Canada) – Many fields in Manitoba received needed rain last week, although central and western regions could still use more, according to the latest weekly report from Manitoba Agriculture. Most crops are in the flowering and grain-filling stages as above normal temperatures advanced plant development. Pastures and hay land areas in dry […] Read more
New hail modelling system draws mixed reviews from insurers
A new hail risk modelling system is available for Canadian crop insurers, but providers are divided over its value. AIR Worldwide recently developed the industry’s first probabilistic computer model designed to better assess hail risk in Canada. Ken Doleman, chief executive officer at Palliser Insurance, said the additional data from the AIR model will provide […] Read more
El Niño unlikely into the winter: US forecast
July 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said there were no active El Niño or La Niña patterns and that neutral conditions were likely in the Northern Hemisphere into the coming winter. However, chances for El Niño remain above the long-term average at between 35 percent and 45 percent, the National […] Read more
B.C. forest fires threaten cattle
A provincial state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia, where more than 200 forest fires are raging. About 10,000 people have been evacuated and emergency plans are underway to protect livestock. “There are a lot of cattle and a lot of range that we know is being affected. We know that we have […] Read more
Sask. crops progressing, but dryness an issue
Dry conditions are becoming more widespread in Saskatchewan, especially in the southern part of the province where there has been little rain. According the Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report for the week ended July 3, topsoil moisture province-wide on cropland is rated as five percent surplus, 49 percent adequate, 37 percent short and nine percent very […] Read more
Canola suffers in northern U.S. drought
It’s been incredibly dry in southwestern North Dakota this year. The area is so parched that locals can cite the last time it rained. “Right in our region, around Hettinger … we had our last significant rain in April,” said John Rickertsen, a North Dakota State University extension agronomist in Hettinger, 20 kilometres from the […] Read more
Alberta crop conditions above average, but declining
The overall crop condition rating in Alberta fell four percentage points from the previous week during the week ended June 27, with 78 percent now rated at good to excellent, according to the latest provincial crop report from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, released June 30. That compares to the five-year average of 73 percent for […] Read more
New hail modelling system draws mixed reviews from insurers
A new hail risk modelling system is available for Canadian crop insurers, but providers are divided over its value. AIR Worldwide recently developed the industry’s first probabilistic computer model designed to better assess hail risk in Canada. Ken Doleman, chief executive officer at Palliser Insurance, said the additional data from the AIR model will provide […] Read more
Rain on its way but dry fall to come: forecaster
REGINA — World Weather Inc.’s Drew Lerner predicts a slightly wetter bias for much of the Prairies in July, followed by a warmer and drier than normal fall. Lerner provided his summer-to-fall forecast to a crowd of hundreds at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina last week. He said two flow patterns are driving prairie […] Read more
