Insights and Stories on Weather

Jun. 2, 2023 at 3:12 pm CDT

Seeding is pretty much finished for #plant2023 — and now it’s up to Mother Nature. Glacier FarmMedia’s Gord Gilmour spoke to Bruce Burnett, MarketsFarm’s director of weather and markets, about how it’s looking and what to expect as the crop really starts to take off.

Jun. 1, 2023 at 4:31 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – Although it’s still early in the growing season, some insect pests have already posed a threat to crops in Saskatchewan or could do so in the near future, according to James Tansey, provincial specialist for insects/invertebrate pest management. Among the pests he cited were grasshoppers, flea beetles and […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

May. 31, 2023 at 9:05 pm CDT

As we move into the official start of meteorological summer, it is looking like we have left spring behind and summer is here to stay. While this is great for those of us who like heat, humidity and thunderstorms, it can make it difficult to create an accurate forecast. The […]

By Daniel Bezte

May. 31, 2023 at 4:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — June is expected to see a continuation of the hot and dry weather most of the Canadian Prairies has experienced in May, according to Scott Kehler, chief scientist for Weatherlogics. “It looks like late spring/early summer is pretty hot across almost all of Western Canada. The Prairies are […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

May. 30, 2023 at 8:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Pulse growers in Manitoba are waiting for one thing: rain. So far in May, growing areas of the province have not seen any significant precipitation, according to Dennis Lange, industry development specialist for pulse crops with Manitoba Agriculture. Dry beans, he said, are the last pulse crop farmers […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm