Insights and Stories on Weather

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 […]

Federal budget to offer direct payments to farmers for carbon pricing

Apr. 19, 2021 at 4:50 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Conservatives’ new climate plan puts price on carbon

Apr. 17, 2021 at 6:06 am CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Agriculture, agrifood wish lists pile up ahead of long-delayed budget

Apr. 16, 2021 at 8:20 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Pulse weekly outlook: Seeding numbers may exceed USDA expectations

Apr. 14, 2021 at 8:07 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Prairies hit hard by drought

Apr. 9, 2021 at 7:51 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — A new nationwide drought map released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM) shows just how dry conditions are in the Prairies, especially in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Areas in southern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan have experienced at least six months of drought conditions, according to CDM’s […]

By Adam Peleshaty

Manitoba forage, grassland growers burned by drought

Apr. 8, 2021 at 8:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An ongoing lack of precipitation, which is showing no signs of letting up in the coming months according to weather forecasts, is already causing problems for Manitoba’s forage and grasslands. Growers in the province have had to deal with three straight years with lower-than-normal precipitation. In 2019, multiple […]

By Adam Peleshaty

ICE weekly outlook: Canola fundamentals still strong in volatile market

Apr. 7, 2021 at 7:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved higher during the week ended Wednesday, with the largest gains in the old-crop months amid ongoing concerns over tight supplies. Day-to-day activity could remain volatile at times, but underlying fundamentals should remain supportive heading into the 2021 growing season, according to an analyst. […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. grains: Wheat lifted on spring planting concerns

Apr. 7, 2021 at 7:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Wednesday, following the Minneapolis Grain Exchange’s hard red spring wheat higher on concerns that dryness across the U.S. Great Plains could affect spring wheat plantings. Chicago corn gained ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s monthly supply and demand report on […]

By Christopher Walljasper

Saskatchewan to pare school tax mill rate for farmland

Apr. 6, 2021 at 11:33 pm CDT

Saskatchewan’s latest budget taps down the education property tax (EPT) mill rate it sets on farmland, while raising those mill rates on other property classes. The provincial government, in Tuesday’s budget, set the provincewide EPT mill rate on agricultural land for 2021 at 1.36, down slightly from the previous rate […]

By Dave Bedard