Insights and Stories on Flooding

U.S. farmers face devastation following Midwest floods

Mar. 20, 2019 at 8:15 pm CDT

Winslow, Neb./Chicago | Reuters — Midwestern farmers have been gambling they could ride out the U.S.-China trade war by storing their corn and soybeans anywhere they could — in bins, plastic tubes, in barns or even outside. Now, the unthinkable has happened. Record floods have devastated a wide swath of […]

Livestock, pets among victims in U.S. Midwest flooding

Mar. 19, 2019 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Peter Szekely

U.S. livestock: Live cattle hit contract highs on weather woes

Mar. 19, 2019 at 7:03 pm CDT

By Julie Ingwersen

U.S. Midwest’s catastrophic floods cause widespread damage

Mar. 19, 2019 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Karen Dillon

U.S. farm belt slammed by floods, heavy snow from bomb cyclone

Mar. 18, 2019 at 5:56 am CDT

By Karl Plume

Manitoba to prepare for spring flooding

Feb. 28, 2019 at 6:06 pm CST

Some major waterways in agricultural Manitoba are expected to spill their banks this spring, according to the provincial infrastructure department’s first official flood outlook for the year. Assuming normal weather conditions for the season, southern Manitobans can expect levels on the Red River south of the floodway to peak near […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Abrupt mid-March shift into spring predicted

Feb. 26, 2019 at 8:51 pm CST

Winter conditions are expected to remain the norm across the Canadian Prairies through the middle of March, when a sudden pattern change brings an abrupt start to spring, according to the latest seasonal forecast from The Weather Network. The quick move from cold to warm conditions raises the risk of […]

By MarketsFarm Team

U.S. agency sees high spring flood risk for Red River

Feb. 26, 2019 at 8:02 pm CST

As most of Western Canada continues to brace for frigid temperatures, some in southern Manitoba are already preparing for a messy spring. The U.S. National Weather Service on Thursday reported the Red River is in danger of significant flooding due to rapid snowmelt in March. Its report stated the risk […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Irrigation of corn stalks. Green background with falling water drops. The stems of the rain drops. Photo with limited depth of field.

Minnesota corn, soy crop prospects hurt by summer floods – crop tour

Aug. 23, 2018 at 12:00 pm CDT

Ghent, Minn. | Reuters – Corn yields in Minnesota are likely to be below average as excessive rains and flooding early in the growing season impeded crops, scouts on an annual tour through top U.S. production states said on Thursday. Soybean yield potential was also hampered by overly wet conditions, which delayed planting […]

By Karl Plume

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains continue strong rally

Apr. 26, 2018 at 8:03 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The rally on which southern Alberta feed grain prices have been riding since the start of the year continued this week. “Right now (we’re seeing) some of the best prices on barley for farmers that have been seen in Alberta for a while,” said Joshua Boyko of […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

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