Looking back at October’s weather across the Prairies, we see it was yet another warm but dry month throughout much of the region. The data shows the eastern Prairies was the warmest region, except for Calgary. Winnipeg earned top spot for both the warmest mean temperature and warmest difference from average. As we move westward, […] Read more
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What does winter hold in store for the Prairies?
Looking back at October’s weather across the Prairies, we see it was yet another warm but dry month throughout much…
Farm vs. forest fight breaks out in the Amazon
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Brazilian farmers are feeling the effects of the climate emergency as drought…
Melting permafrost threatens agriculture in the Yukon
WHITEHORSE — Senator Pat Duncan was on the Senate agriculture committee for only a short time but made sure she…
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Science still not sure how tornadoes form
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Heat takes toll on crops
SASKATOON — A prolonged hot and dry spell has withered notions of a Prairie-wide bumper crop. Brian Allison, who runs…
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Nutrien Ag Solutions helps farmers build success from seed onward
Before anything else comes the seed. Before harvest goals, marketing plans, production budgets, equipment planning – everything starts with the…
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Moisture welcome, but some areas receive too much
REGINA — The 2024 growing season for many Prairie farmers is characterized by the old saying, it never rains but…
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Plan for drought while rainfall plentiful
The best way to weather a drought is to be ready when it comes. Preparation is needed before the rains…
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Numbers confirm June colder, wetter than average
The number of days in June when daytime highs made it past 30 C show the unseasonal weather. Using only…
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Farm vs. forest fight breaks out in the Amazon
Brazil’s ag sector defends expansion of farmland into the rainforest as concerns mount over the continuing loss of trees
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Brazilian farmers are feeling the effects of the climate emergency as drought and floods wreak havoc across the country, but despite poor harvests and rotting crops, they are fighting to protect their right to fell more trees and convert grasslands. The southern Rio Grande do Sul state […] Read more
Melting permafrost threatens agriculture in the Yukon
Senator Pat Duncan has championed farming in the territory, arguing the sector has improved food self-sufficiency
WHITEHORSE — Senator Pat Duncan was on the Senate agriculture committee for only a short time but made sure she used it to put the Yukon on the agenda. The committee was studying soils at the time and released its report, Critical Ground, in June. “My contribution there was ensuring that there was an awareness […] Read more
Science still not sure how tornadoes form
There are four main theories for how tornadoes are formed: The first two are tied together because they both involve super-cell thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are fuelled by warm, moist air near the surface and colder air aloft. What makes a super-cell thunderstorm different from a regular thunderstorm is the ability for the storm to sustain a […] Read more
Heat takes toll on crops
SASKATOON — A prolonged hot and dry spell has withered notions of a Prairie-wide bumper crop. Brian Allison, who runs a mixed farming operation near Red Deer, Alta., said the growing season started out full of promise. His farm received more than 89 millimetres of rain in May. “We had really good moisture for germination,” […] Read more
Moisture welcome, but some areas receive too much
A western Sask., farmer says a moisture probe in one of his canola fields has indicated saturation every day since June 2
REGINA — The 2024 growing season for many Prairie farmers is characterized by the old saying, it never rains but it pours. Most of Manitoba has received far beyond 100 per cent of normal rainfall, leading to unseeded acres and flooded crops. Saskatchewan’s most recent crop report highlighted crop flooding in low lying areas and […] Read moreLong-range weather forecasts prove unreliable
Why do we do it? Why do we listen to all the long-range weather forecasts over the winter that try to predict what the growing season will be like, when year after year they prove themselves to be largely useless? In 2021, the Prairies had an epic drought and this year has seen an abnormally […] Read more
Farmers spend money on hail coverage this year
Customers take out an average of $230 per acre and do it earlier than normal, a trend seen since ‘hectic’ 2021’ season SASKATOON — Farmers have been active buyers of hail insurance the past three years, says an industry official.Interest in the product jumped after a “pretty hectic” 2021 hail season when there was plenty […] Read more
Plan for drought while rainfall plentiful
The best way to weather a drought is to be ready when it comes. Preparation is needed before the rains stop, says Joe Harrington, irrigation specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation. “Over the years, I’ve been through several of these dry cycles. We’ve had a funding program since the drought of 2001,” he said during […] Read more
Numbers confirm June colder, wetter than average
The number of days in June when daytime highs made it past 30 C show the unseasonal weather. Using only the main reporting stations from each province, Winnipeg was the only location to record a day above 30 C, when the daytime high hit 30.4 C on June 24. The warmest days in all other […] Read more
