Insights and Stories on Weather

India confirms drought as El Nino looms

Aug. 2, 2012 at 10:48 am CDT

India’s monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern should reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September season. India, one of […]

Corn continues rally, wheat pulls back

Jul. 31, 2012 at 4:33 pm CDT

By kt-arasu

“Exceptional” crop ratings in Alberta

Jul. 31, 2012 at 9:49 am CDT

By Alberta Agriculture

Manitoba crop report – grain would still be welcome

Jul. 30, 2012 at 2:51 pm CDT

By mafri

Drought taking heavy toll on us fishing industry

Jul. 27, 2012 at 4:33 pm CDT

By alyce-hinton

Hope fades for relief to U.S. drought

Jul. 25, 2012 at 1:25 pm CDT

Midday weather updates indicated worsening stress on the U.S. corn and soybean crops for the next two weeks as the worst drought in over 50 years retains a firm hold on America’s heartland, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. "There are no soaking rains seen through Aug. 8," said Andy […]

By Sam Nelson

Western Minnesota wheat similar to 2011

Jul. 24, 2012 at 2:08 pm CDT

Spring wheat yield prospects in western Minnesota are in line with last year but the crop is already being harvested, about two weeks ahead of normal, scouts on an annual crop tour said. Crops near Fargo, North Dakota, on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, appeared to have suffered from hot and […]

By Julie Ingwersen

Manitoba crops – some farmers swathing, others could use rain

Jul. 24, 2012 at 1:35 pm CDT

Manitoba Agriculture has issued its weekly crop report, crop production update and crop weather report for July 23. Full text of each is available alongside. Summary • Winter wheat harvest continues in Manitoba with favourable weather conditions. Yields are ranging from 50 to 100 bushels per acre with good test […]

By mafri

Rain to help crops in northern Midwest

Jul. 24, 2012 at 8:46 am CDT

Rainfall in the northern U.S. Midwest over the next 10 days will provide some relief for the drought-stricken corn and soybean crops, but more rain is needed to stem further crop losses, an agricultural meteorologist said Tuesday. "It’s a wetter forecast than we saw earlier. There’s a better chance of […]

By Sam Nelson

Hail claims pile up in Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Jul. 23, 2012 at 4:58 pm CDT

There are already more crop hail claims in Manitoba than were filed for the entire 2011 growing season. At nearly 1,800, Manitoba claim numbers have surpassed the number filed to date in Alberta, despite a much smaller cropped acreage in Manitoba. The majority of the claims come from a storm […]

By Canadian Crop Hail Association