Insights and Stories on Weather

Saskatchewan pushes crop insurance deadline to mid-April

Mar. 14, 2022 at 8:27 pm CDT

Saskatchewan farmers will get an extra couple of weeks to apply for, cancel, reinstate or change their crop insurance contracts for 2022, due to holdups in the delivery of their application packages. That deadline, originally March 31, has now been extended to April 14, provincial Ag Minister David Marit and […]

Most of Prairies still very dry, but recovery possible

Mar. 11, 2022 at 7:08 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Rye in strong position going into 2022

Mar. 11, 2022 at 6:19 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Pulse weekly outlook: Manitoba growers hope timely rains follow snows

Mar. 8, 2022 at 6:12 pm CST

By Adam Peleshaty

Environment Canada calls for colder-than-normal Prairie spring

Feb. 28, 2022 at 7:42 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

Saskatchewan forage rainfall insurance to adjust for hot spells

Feb. 22, 2022 at 8:16 pm CST

Saskatchewan forage and corn growers whose crops are insured against below-normal rainfall can expect a beneficial bump starting this year if those crops get cooked in high heat. The Saskatchewan and federal governments on Tuesday announced details for their 2022 crop insurance program — under which average coverage is expected […]

By Dave Bedard

Pulse weekly outlook: Four factors to consider before going with peas

Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:58 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There are four factors to consider before deciding whether to plant dry peas this spring, according to Darryl Domitruk, executive director of Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers at Carman, Man. The first is field selection, as peas need to be planted with less residuals such as nitrates, Domitruk […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Flooding in Manitoba hinges on coming spring melt

Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre (HFC) released an initial spring flood outlook report Friday citing the risk of moderate to major flooding in most the province’s southern basins. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk said the amount of flooding will depend on weather conditions from now until spring melt. […]

By MarketsFarm

World soybean output, stocks estimates chopped

Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:53 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Downward revisions to soybean numbers stand out the most in February’s grain market report from the International Grains Council (IGC). Otherwise, the monthly estimates have minor alterations. The IGC cut its forecast on 2021-22 global soybean production by four per cent from its January report, bringing its projection […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Bayer rolling out short corn variety tolerant of weather extremes

Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:31 pm CST

Reuters — Global farm chemicals and seeds maker Bayer will launch a corn variety in the United States next year that it says will better tolerate heavy winds associated with climate change, estimating future sales in North America as high as one billion euros. The corn, which grows one-third shorter […]

By Karl Plume