Insights and Stories on Weather

Dry weather may cut into Canadian crop prospects, AAFC says

May. 21, 2021 at 9:25 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Dry weather conditions across Western Canada could cut into production prospects in the region, according to updated supply/demand tables released Thursday by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. “Extremely dry conditions prevail in large parts of Western Canada, allowing for rapid seeding progress which is trending ahead of normal; however, […]

U.S. grains: Wheat hits one-month low, soybeans three-week low

May. 21, 2021 at 7:57 pm CDT

By Mark Weinraub

Prairie growers on lookout as insects seize opportunity

May. 20, 2021 at 1:23 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Federal reprieve for imidacloprid cuts its application rates

May. 19, 2021 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Forecast, flea beetles complicate canola timing

May. 14, 2021 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Alexis Stockford

La Nina done, U.S. CPC says

May. 13, 2021 at 3:32 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday La Nina has ended and El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions are likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer. “ENSO neutral” refers to periods in which neither El Nino nor La Nina is present, often coinciding with the transition […]

By Reuters

‘Extreme drought’ expands in Prairies

May. 10, 2021 at 5:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The newly released map from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM) shows the Prairies’ ongoing drought getting worse. According to AAFC’s nationwide map released on Friday, southwestern Manitoba, parts of southern Saskatchewan and the southeast corner of Alberta are under CDM’s classification of Extreme (D3) drought […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Federal NDP introduces soil health bill

Apr. 30, 2021 at 7:59 pm CDT

The federal New Democrats propose to set up a plan they say could help build up Canadian agriculture from the ground down. The NDP’s agriculture critic, British Columbia MP Alistair MacGregor, on Monday introduced a private member’s bill in the Commons to create a national soil health strategy for Canada. […]

By D.C. Fraser

U.S. grains: Corn mixed on continued liquidation, tight supply

Apr. 29, 2021 at 5:35 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended mixed on Thursday as traders took profits following a strong run-up in the market, while global supply concerns offered support. Soybeans slipped as soyoil stepped back from recent highs, while wheat ticked higher as dryness expands across the U.S. Great Plains. The […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Federal budget plays to mixed reviews from ag groups

Apr. 24, 2021 at 4:35 am CDT

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) says it is “pleased” the 2021 federal budget included some of the recommendations it had made. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s first budget, released April 19, included significant spending to help producers transition to a greener economy and cited agriculture as a foundational pillar of […]

By D.C. Fraser