Insights and Stories on Weather

Wetness to push Man. unseeded acres to record

Jun. 14, 2011 at 10:55 pm CDT

Unseeded crop acres in Manitoba will likely reach a record high this year due to excessive wetness, a provincial government official told Reuters on Monday. The province is working to calculate an estimate, and it appears Manitoba will exceed the record of nearly 1.4 million unplanted acres set in 2005, […]

Wet conditions hit size of Prairie wheat crop: CWB

Jun. 14, 2011 at 5:54 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

CropWatch 2011: More rainfall expected for Man.

Jun. 14, 2011 at 5:30 am CDT

CropWatch 2011: Grasshoppers develop in Alta.

Jun. 13, 2011 at 5:07 am CDT

Crush margins gain strength with crop concerns

Jun. 8, 2011 at 6:01 am CDT

By Brent Harder

Feds to consider flood infrastructure program

Jun. 7, 2011 at 1:20 pm CDT

The federal government says it’s “prepared to discuss” a plan to help all provinces and territories build up their infrastructure to better withstand floods in the future. Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday proposed discussions on a “mitigation strategy” which the government said could include measures either structural, such as […]

CROPWATCH 2011: Let the crop checkups begin

Jun. 6, 2011 at 6:34 pm CDT

NEW FEATURE: How’s your crop doing? Too much moisture? Too little? Any pest or disease problems? Those are often the topics you discuss with your friends, family and neighbours in the field or over a cup of coffee, but through CropWatch 2011, a new feature at Grainews.ca, we’d like to […]

Flax moves higher on account of poor weather

Jun. 6, 2011 at 5:00 pm CDT

Like many other grains and oilseeds, flaxseed bids in western Canada have been gaining strength over the last little while. Richard Zacharias, general manager of Prairie Flax Products at Portage la Prairie, Man., said poor spring planting conditions have been the catalyst for the price advance, with many parts of […]

By Brent Harder

Broadcasting seed only option left for some

Jun. 3, 2011 at 10:59 pm CDT

Broadcast seeding, the option of last resort, could become the only option left to farmers struggling with wet fields and rainy forecasts. Extension officials don’t recommend the strategy, whether by air or floater, but with time running out, they’re offering their best advice for how to make it work. As […]

By Allan Dawson

End of Russian export ban seen having minimal impact

Jun. 3, 2011 at 3:03 pm CDT

After not allowing grain to leave the country for almost 11 months, Russia is set re-open its export market July 1, bringing with it fears that some business will be lost in Canada and the U.S. Russia has said it will begin exporting grain again on July 1. “Last year’s […]

By Brent Harder