Insights and Stories on Weather

May. 24, 2023 at 8:27 pm CDT

As we head into the final week of May, it is looking to be very summerlike across much of the Prairies. Currently there is a strong area of cool high pressure centred over the Great Lakes. This area of high pressure is what brought cool and windy conditions to the […]

By Daniel Bezte

May. 24, 2023 at 5:56 am CDT

Farm Credit Canada’s recent outreach to specific agrifood sectors hit by unusual environmental conditions has now extended to those hit by the broader “economic environment.” The federal ag lender on Tuesday said it will offer an unsecured credit line of up to $500,000 with loan processing fees waived, “to help […]

By Dave Bedard

May. 22, 2023 at 6:15 pm CDT

The weather models are continuing to do a good job with the short- to medium-range forecasts, but there have been a couple of small changes that have been slowly working into the forecast. Weak troughing off the West Coast is still forecasted to kick off the development of a leeside […]

By Daniel Bezte

May. 19, 2023 at 2:44 pm CDT

Seeding is at the halfway point on the Prairies, according to weather and markets specialist Bruce Burnett, speaking with Glacier FarmMedia’s Gord Gilmour. He says the forecast is calling for continued warmer-than-average temperatures and that’s good news for the crops as they emerge.

May. 18, 2023 at 6:28 pm CDT

London | Reuters — More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human consumption, a study published on Thursday found. A team of international researchers reported that some of […]

By Gloria Dickie