Insights and Stories on Dry Weather

Much of Canada abnormally dry or in moderate drought

Jul. 10, 2023 at 7:57 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — In a stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans, a wide swath of Canada was contending with dryness, according to the latest report from the Canadian Drought Monitor. As of June 30, about 60 per cent of the country was abnormally dry to being in a moderate […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Lower lentil yields predicted

Aug. 28, 2018 at 6:42 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

U.S. grains: Wheat retreats after nearing six-week peak

Jul. 23, 2018 at 5:13 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. grains: Corn near one-year high, spring wheat soars

Jun. 8, 2017 at 5:25 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. grains: Corn nears one-year high on adverse weather

Jun. 7, 2017 at 6:37 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

Prairie seeding off to ‘shaky start’

May. 4, 2017 at 4:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Western Canada will likely see some favourable seeding conditions in the short term, one meteorologist says, though wet pockets in some areas need longer to dry out. “We are getting off to a little bit of a shaky start in some spots, but it looks like the […]

By Jade Markus

Guenther: Seeding in home stretch for dry NW Saskatchewan

May. 20, 2016 at 4:00 pm CDT

Seeding is drawing to a close in northwestern Saskatchewan, largely due to warm, dry weather this month. On average, seeding in the northwest was over half done early in the week, according to the latest Saskatchewan Crop Report. Provincially, farmers are 51 per cent done, putting them miles ahead of […]

By Lisa Guenther

Dryness stalls Sask., Alta. fababeans

Jun. 19, 2015 at 7:32 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Fababeans are increasing in popularity across the Prairies, but much like other crops in Alberta and Saskatchewan, dry weather is taking its toll — and if it continues, yield could be impacted. Fababeans require a lot of moisture to produce well, according to Dale Risula, a Saskatchewan […]