Insights and Stories on Weather

Henry: Lessons learned from soil probes this fall

Oct. 4, 2013 at 4:47 pm CDT

Below is information from my farm at Dundurn, Sask., about 35 km south of Saskatoon, including the results of recent soil moisture probing. Soil: Dark brown loam, which holds 1.5 inches of available water per foot of moist (field capacity) soil. Completely recharged at seeding on May 13, 2013. Rain: […]

Rain delaying harvest in Alberta

Oct. 3, 2013 at 4:35 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

Monsanto posts deeper Q4 loss, unveils acquisition

Oct. 2, 2013 at 1:13 pm CDT

By Carey Gillam

Pearce: Rains drench S. Ont. ahead of soy harvest

Sep. 27, 2013 at 5:30 am CDT

By Ralph Pearce

Hog producers could see profitable winter

Sep. 27, 2013 at 5:22 am CDT

By Brandon Logan

U.S. wheat extends rally on robust export demand

Sep. 26, 2013 at 4:26 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rose for the fourth day in a row on Thursday on expectations of strong world demand due to crop woes in key production areas around the globe, traders said. Corn was pulled higher by the strength in wheat, which hit its highest in more than two months, […]

By Mark Weinraub

Manitoba edible beans looking good

Sep. 23, 2013 at 10:52 pm CDT

Manitoba’s edible bean harvest is about half finished, and the crop is in good shape overall. With solid prices and yields, farmers should see favourable returns going forward, although harvest pressure may limit the immediate upside. “The bean crops are looking good… yields are good overall,” said Tina Scott of […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. wheat firms on short-covering bounce

Sep. 23, 2013 at 5:22 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures rose 1.1 per cent on Monday, supported by rising global demand as well as a round of short-covering, traders said. Corn futures edged higher on spillover strength from the wheat market but soybeans dipped amid hopes that some recent rain across key growing areas of the U.S. […]

By Mark Weinraub

Pearce: Concerns over neonics, bee health spur Ont. notice

Sep. 20, 2013 at 5:33 pm CDT

Every day, there’s another story, another study or another opinion expressed on what to do or who’s to blame in the issue surrounding the use of seed treatments in corn and soybeans, and the impact on bee health. It’s a contentious issue, one that has many on either side — […]

By Ralph Pearce

Alta. harvest underway, good yields reported

Sep. 17, 2013 at 4:39 pm CDT

Harvest is underway throughout Alberta with some regions already reporting good yields, according to a crop specialist with the provincial Ag-Info Centre. “We don’t have reports from the Peace River, northwest and northeast regions, but in the south, we’ve had some pretty good reports of yields,” Neil Whatley said. “Field […]

By Brandon Logan