Insights and Stories on Weather

Prairies’ winter wheat crop and acres falter

May. 25, 2011 at 4:59 am CDT

The wet and late spring that hit the eastern part of Canada’s Prairies has hurt the progress of the area’s winter wheat crop. “I have seen very little winter wheat out of the ground. There is nothing I can see around here, or in the more southern parts of the […]

Manitoba rolls out flood compensation programs

May. 24, 2011 at 6:36 pm CDT

N.D. wheat, corn acres losing to soy, sunflower

May. 20, 2011 at 5:42 pm CDT

By Christine Stebbins

Manitoba closing breach in dike as river crests

May. 20, 2011 at 5:32 pm CDT

Alta. ranchers get brief access in evacuated areas

May. 20, 2011 at 4:39 am CDT

Video: A roundtable on stalled spring seeding

May. 20, 2011 at 3:00 am CDT

Lyndsey Smith, editor of Grainews, joins host Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture.com and editor Claire Cowan of Ontario Grain Farmer for a discussion on Canadian grain growers’ challenging spring so far, up to and including this week. In this interview, recorded Thursday, Lyndsey and Claire discuss the conditions keeping many farmers […]

Good seeding progress seen in Alta.

May. 19, 2011 at 3:28 pm CDT

Favourable weather conditions have allowed producers to make significant seeding progress throughout Alberta, according to a provincial crop specialist. “Depending on the region, seeding operations range anywhere from 30 per cent complete to as much as 85 per cent done,” said Neil Whatley of Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s Ag-Info […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Deeper canola seeding less risky in mid-May: CCC

May. 19, 2011 at 12:15 pm CDT

Seeding canola deep into the soil to “chase” moisture is generally a better idea later in May than earlier in the season, the Canola Council of Canada suggests. As soils warm up in mid- to late May, a canola grower can seed one and a half to two inches deep […]

Eastern Prairies racing to seed acres

May. 18, 2011 at 11:00 am CDT

Producers in the eastern regions of Canada’s Prairies are hoping to get seed in the ground where possible before more precipitation events hit the region. Drier weather in select areas of eastern Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba have allowed producers to begin seeding operations, but those operations may be temporary, said […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Manitoba’s potato crop seen surviving flood

May. 17, 2011 at 6:00 pm CDT

The rising Assiniboine River is expected to take out significant potato acreage around Portage la Prairie, but one industry official said the overall effect on Manitoba’s crop would be minimal. Brian Wilson, a potato specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives at Carman, said there would obviously be some […]

By Brent Harder