Insights and Stories on Weather

Too early to assess flood’s impact on Alta. farmland: AgMin

Jun. 22, 2013 at 2:27 am CDT

It’s still too early to assess the “full extent” of the impact on southern Alberta’s farmland in the wake of massive flooding that has led to the evacuation of several communities in the region and shut down the city of Calgary. The province’s agriculture minister, Verlyn Olson, said Friday on […]

Lower wheat, higher canola acreage expected in StatsCan report

Jun. 21, 2013 at 5:49 pm CDT

By Terryn Shiells

U.S. corn, soybeans fall on improving crop weather

Jun. 21, 2013 at 5:02 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Little sign of aster yellows so far

Jun. 21, 2013 at 4:32 am CDT

By FBC staff

U.S. grains down on macroeconomic worries, weather outlooks

Jun. 20, 2013 at 3:49 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Growers needed for Alta. pea root rot survey

Jun. 20, 2013 at 3:33 pm CDT

If you’re an Alberta pea grower, you can help researchers learn more about fusarium root rot in peas by offering up your field for research. Traditionally, Red Deer and Lacombe have been the primary area for peas in the province, but things have changed in recent years — and about […]

By Alexis Kienlen

U.S. wheat jumps on short-covering

Jun. 19, 2013 at 5:13 pm CDT

U.S. wheat futures climbed nearly three per cent on Wednesday, their biggest daily rise since April, on buying and expectations of domestic demand for wheat as livestock feed, traders said. Corn and soybeans also advanced, led by new-crop contracts as forecasts for hotter, drier weather later this month in the […]

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. corn ends higher, led by new-crop contracts

Jun. 18, 2013 at 4:00 pm CDT

U.S. corn futures rose on Tuesday, led by deferred contracts on technical buying and forecasts for potentially stressful hot weather in late June, traders said. “The thought of any high-pressure ridge — the market is very sensitive to that right now, after what happened last year,” said Sterling Smith, futures […]

By Julie Ingwersen

McMillan: Russia, Ukraine begin winter wheat, barley harvests

Jun. 18, 2013 at 3:51 pm CDT

The initial harvests of winter barley and winter wheat have begun across southern Russia and Ukraine and are close to two weeks ahead of normal, encouraged by recent hot and dry weather. Multiple agencies anticipate exports from both countries to rebound following last year’s drought. In Ukraine, barley production is […]

By stuart-mcmillan

Southeastern Sask. lentil seeding in doubt

Jun. 17, 2013 at 4:45 pm CDT

Lentil acreage in southeastern Saskatchewan may be smaller than anticipated, as below-average planting conditions continue to hit the region. A late winter and extremely wet spring have provided problems for some farmers, who are now at the point where they must decide if they can get all of their seeds […]

By Brandon Logan