Insights and Stories on Weather

Most of Prairies still very dry, but recovery possible

Mar. 11, 2022 at 7:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite the Prairies receiving above-normal amounts of precipitation during February, the great majority of the region remained highly vulnerable to more dryness going into spring, according to the Canadian Drought Monitor. The monitor’s latest report showed those areas of the Prairies tackling extreme drought to have retracted somewhat. […]

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

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

Expect Prairie temperatures below normal until month’s end

Feb. 16, 2022 at 6:34 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The Prairie weather outlook for the rest of February is likely to remain below normal, according to Scott Kehler, chief scientist for Weatherlogics in Winnipeg. “[But] not as cold as it has been for most of the winter,” he added. Much of January and February have been highlighted […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm