Insights and Stories on Weather

Winter wheat hit hard in southwestern Man.

May. 29, 2013 at 9:26 pm CDT

One of the first casualties of this spring’s unusually cold weather appears to be the winter wheat crop in Manitoba’s southwest. The recently-released crop report, compiled by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Iniatives staff across the province, says winter wheat however continues to struggle, with poor winter survival being reported […]

Flood mitigation pledged on Lake Manitoba

May. 29, 2013 at 7:08 pm CDT

By Shannon VanRaes

U.S. soy crumbles as China cancels purchases

May. 29, 2013 at 6:17 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen Sam Nelson

Cutting alfalfa an early line of defense against weevil

May. 29, 2013 at 5:33 pm CDT

By stuart-mcmillan

Soggy U.S. weather propels corn, soybean prices

May. 28, 2013 at 3:25 pm CDT

By Sam Nelson

Prairie planting getting back on track

May. 28, 2013 at 1:37 pm CDT

After an excruciatingly slow start to the seeding season, Prairie farmers are quickly getting the crop into the ground, according to the latest crop reports from the agriculture departments of all three provincial governments. In Alberta, weather conditions in the province during the last two weeks have been mainly warm, […]

By FBC staff

Watch skies for signs of leaf spot diseases in wheat

May. 27, 2013 at 6:04 pm CDT

Provincial ag extension staff in Alberta are reminding wheat growers they’ve got plenty of economic reasons to keep a weather eye out for signs of leaf spot disease. Leaf spot diseases can decrease wheat yield by up to 20 per cent or more, as well as diminish kernel weight and […]

By FBC staff

Soil moisture seen varied across Alberta

May. 27, 2013 at 5:28 pm CDT

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development staff say late fall and early spring conditions have caused some unusual and quite varied soil moisture levels across the province. North of Red Deer, many areas saw snow packs persisting well into April. Much of the province experienced a cold April that has been […]

By FBC staff

Manitoba seeking crop samples with symptoms

May. 27, 2013 at 5:09 pm CDT

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives seeks grower assistance with furnishing samples for extension and research projects this summer. One of the focuses at this year’s provincial Crop Diagnostic School at Carman, Man. in July will be diseases in alfalfa. It’s always preferable to be able to show live plants […]

Avoid ‘green bridge’ from winter wheat wrecks to spring wheat

May. 27, 2013 at 5:02 pm CDT

Manitoba agriculture department staffers report questions coming in about seeding spring wheat in a field where the winter wheat was torn up due to poor emergence or winterkill. The main disease consideration in this situation is wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV). This disease is vectored by the wheat curl mite […]

By FBC staff