Insights and Stories on Weather

Sep. 11, 2024 at 1:22 pm CDT

Harvesting in Manitoba reached 40 per cent complete according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department on Sept. 10. The central region was furthest along a 51 per cent finished, followed by the eastern region at 47 per cent done, the southwest at 38 per cent, the Interlake at 34 per cent and the northwest at 25 per cent.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jun. 7, 2024 at 10:23 am CDT

The massive low-pressure system that sat over Manitoba May 24 brought precipitation that helped soil moisture and complicated seeding operations. The storm drenched fields in central and eastern Manitoba, while western Manitoba was temporarily catapulted back to winter. Environment and Climate Change Canada data put the epicentre of the storm […]

By Don Norman

Aug. 11, 2023 at 4:21 pm CDT

Glacier FarmMedia senior editor Gord Gilmour, and MarketsFarm’s director of weather and markets, Bruce Burnett, discuss their latest take on crop conditions, harvest operations and the weather.

Jul. 20, 2023 at 10:15 am CDT

In this video, face to face at the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show at Langham, Sask., Glacier FarmMedia senior editor Gord Gilmour and Bruce Burnett, MarketsFarm’s director of weather and markets, review Bruce’s trip west; the insurance-grade conditions of some crops along the way; and the variations that may […]

Jul. 14, 2023 at 11:23 am CDT

This week MarketsFarm’s Bruce Burnett talks with editor Gord Gilmour about why one crop’s getting hit particularly hard by the drought hammer this season, on both sides of the international border.