Insights and Stories on Weather

May. 9, 2013 at 6:06 pm CDT

Minimal seeding has occurred to date in Alberta, but the return of warm and drier conditions should see seeding operations fully underway in about a week’s time, according to a provincial crop specialist. “Some seeding has occurred in the extreme southern areas of the province so far, but I would […]

By Dwayne Klassen

May. 8, 2013 at 4:45 pm CDT

U.S. grain and soy futures closed mostly lower on Wednesday as farmers geared up for what’s expected to be their best stretch of planting this spring. Forecasts for dry weather in the U.S. Midwest bolstered hopes that growers will be able to push planting back on schedule after damp field […]

By Mark Weinraub

May. 8, 2013 at 12:18 am CDT

Weather can make a big difference in the amount of nitrogen recommended for growing high-yielding corn. This is part of preliminary findings from a project led by corn specialist Greg Stewart of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in Guelph, which is evaluating Ontario’s corn nitrogen calculator to determine […]

By Lilian Schaer

May. 7, 2013 at 4:20 pm CDT

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) has pledged up to an extra $100 million to its previously planned capital budget for track “enhancements” in its Prairie network. CP’s addition to the $1.1 billion capital spending plan it announced in December for the 2013 fiscal year follows a similar move by rival Canadian […]

May. 7, 2013 at 2:57 pm CDT

Warm, dry weather has greatly reduced fears of delayed planting due to flooding in Western Canada. In the biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, Saskatchewan, seeding of durum and peas is getting underway this week in the southwest, with the pace expected to quickly pick up in other areas as the […]