Insights and Stories on Weather

Cost of Agrium potash expansion jumps on cold, wind

Feb. 21, 2014 at 12:56 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian fertilizer producer Agrium said Friday the cost of expanding its west-central Saskatchewan potash mine had jumped 25 per cent from the original estimate, after cold and windy weather hampered construction. The Calgary-based company plans to complete its project at Vanscoy, about 20 km southwest of Saskatoon, by […]

Obama pledges help for drought-stricken California

Feb. 18, 2014 at 10:43 am CST

By Steve Holland

U.K. floods pose threat to animal welfare, farm investment

Feb. 13, 2014 at 6:53 pm CST

By Nigel Hunt

Spring flooding not a concern for Prairie winter wheat

Feb. 12, 2014 at 2:45 pm CST

By Terryn Shiells

CN, Teamsters reach new deal to avoid conductors’ strike

Feb. 6, 2014 at 5:25 am CST

By Staff

California water allocation forecast hits record-low level

Feb. 1, 2014 at 4:44 am CST

Los Angeles | Reuters — A worsening drought in California will likely force a first-ever complete cutoff this year in state-supplied water sold to 29 irrigation districts, public water agencies and municipalities up and down the state, officials said Friday. Although the state Water Resources Department typically ends up supplying […]

By Steve Gorman

Australian ranchers set for drought-relieving rains

Jan. 30, 2014 at 12:44 am CST

Sydney | Reuters — Australian cattle farmers will receive much-needed rains in the next two days, forecasters said Wednesday, offering some relief to ranchers struggling to keep animals alive during a period of prolonged drought in the world’s No. 3 beef exporter. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology said much of […]

By Colin Packham

U.S. grains: Large global supplies knock down soy, wheat

Jan. 29, 2014 at 10:01 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures tumbled on Wednesday under pressure from expectations that a bumper South American crop will raise global inventories, while large supplies pushed wheat futures to a 3-1/2 year low. Corn futures also declined. Rains in hot, dry areas of Argentina improved the outlook for soybean […]

By Tom Polansek

Richardson joins revamped winter wheat initiative

Jan. 21, 2014 at 9:44 pm CST

Grain handler Richardson International has signed on as a partner in a new organization to promote winter wheat acres in the West. Winnipeg-based, privately-held Richardson is joining the Western Winter Wheat Initiative, a new body formed out of the Winter Cereals Sustainability in Action program, set up in 2009. Ducks […]

California governor declares drought emergency

Jan. 17, 2014 at 9:20 pm CST

California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency Friday, a move that will allow the state to seek federal aid as it grapples with what could turn out to be the driest year in recorded state history for many areas. The dry year California experienced in 2013 has left fresh […]

By Sarah McBride