Insights and Stories on Weather

Not warm enough yet for accurate read on Ontario winter crops

Apr. 21, 2022 at 8:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm –– The crop report on Wednesday from Ontario’s ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs (OMAFRA) notes a lack of temperatures warm enough to accurately assess winter crops and/or to begin spring planting. OMAFRA determined winter wheat that was seeded on time looks healthier than what was planted later […]

Brazil’s changing conditions threaten corn crop

Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:22 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports

Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:37 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Supply chain improvement funds pledged in federal budget

Apr. 7, 2022 at 6:56 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Food, farming, forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, UN says

Apr. 6, 2022 at 1:53 am CDT

By Leah Douglas

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan growers wait for rain

Apr. 5, 2022 at 5:38 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As the snow melts on the Prairies, pulse growers are making their final preparations before seeding, while at the same time hoping not to see a repeat of last year’s historic drought. In Saskatchewan, snow cover has varied in pulse-growing areas, making some growers nervous. “There’s still a […]

By Adam Peleshaty

CP disputes TSB’s conclusions on fatal grain train crash

Apr. 1, 2022 at 1:15 am CDT

The federal Transportation Safety Board’s report into the fatal derailment of a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) grain train in the Rocky Mountains in 2019 calls for changes to train braking systems and maintenance. CP, however, is questioning the TSB’s conclusions about the braking performance of the train involved, saying those […]

By Dave Bedard

Canada lays out $9.1 billion roadmap to meet 2030 climate targets

Mar. 29, 2022 at 7:54 pm CDT

Reuters — Canada released its first real roadmap to meeting 2030 climate targets on Tuesday, laying out detailed plans and $9.1 billion in new spending to cut planet-warming carbon emissions after years failing to meet its goals. The Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) is the first time Canada has had a […]

By Ismail Shakil Nia Williams

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

Mar. 23, 2022 at 8:43 pm CDT

London | Reuters –– With climate change fueling dangerous weather worldwide, the United Nations is pledging that early-warning weather monitoring will cover everyone on the planet in five years. “Half of humanity is already in the danger zone,” U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said earlier this week. And yet, “one-third of […]

By Gloria Dickie

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

Mar. 15, 2022 at 12:34 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Warming temperatures and melting snow across Western Canada may cause some disruptions to grain and livestock movement over the next few weeks as seasonal spring road restrictions come into effect across the Prairies. Annual spring road restrictions set axle weight limits for vehicles moving on certain roads, in […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin