Insights and Stories on Weather

In Ethiopia: Too many people, too little land and a changing climate

Feb. 2, 2012 at 5:18 pm CST

The highway southwest of Addis Ababa to Wolayto-Soddo is wide and smooth, but there is no such thing in Ethiopia as setting the cruise control and just cruising, as one would expect to do on the wide open Canadian Prairies. With nearly 80 million people, Ethiopia is densely populated and […]

Sask. pledges seven figures to wheat research

Feb. 2, 2012 at 4:26 pm CST

CN train strikes loaded cattle truck in SW Man.

Feb. 1, 2012 at 3:07 pm CST

Warm weather, no snow mixed blessings for Prairie insects

Jan. 30, 2012 at 7:02 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Problematic weed moving into Illinois

Jan. 24, 2012 at 12:01 am CST

By Ralph Pearce

B.C. wine researchers to help crack Chardonnay genome

Jan. 23, 2012 at 7:21 pm CST

Canadian vineyards growing Chardonnay grapes could soon learn exactly which types of the grape variety are better suited to their particular climates. A team of scientists from the University of British Columbia and the University of South Australia plan to sequence the genome of the Chardonnay variety, which is the […]

Ont. farmers urge halt to wind turbine development

Jan. 20, 2012 at 11:46 pm CST

Claiming an “untenable” and polarizing debate in rural Ontario over an inefficient power source, the province’s general farm organization now wants to see an end to industrial-scale wind turbine development. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) on Friday rolled out its new position statement on the issue and plans to […]

Man. backs farmed biomass for heating systems

Jan. 19, 2012 at 10:00 pm CST

Manitoba will offer grants of up to $50,000 for users and processors of "high-quality, renewable biomass" to develop products for use in combustion heating systems. The province on Tuesday said it has budgeted up to $400,000 for its new biomass energy support program (MBESP). Of more interest to farmers is […]

Manitoba forecasts higher AgriInsurance premiums in 2012

Jan. 18, 2012 at 11:18 pm CST

Thanks to the past two years’ payouts, farmers in Manitoba can expect to see an average increase of five per cent in premium rates for AgriInsurance in 2012. Crop values under the federally/provincially-funded program are up 8.7 per cent, on average, compared to 2011 levels, requiring an additional $170 million […]

CN to shorten trains during ‘extreme cold’ snap

Jan. 17, 2012 at 12:05 am CST

Expected "extreme cold weather conditions" over the next five or six days may cut into transit times for goods moving on Canadian National Railway (CN) track. In an advisory to shippers on Monday, CN listed specific corridors that could be affected including track from Winnipeg to Edmonton; from Toronto to […]

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