Insights and Stories on Prairies

Jun. 9, 2023 at 1:32 pm CDT

The weather models are doing a good job handling all the heat and humidity that has been driving thunderstorms and breaking temperature records across the eastern half of the Prairies over the last week. To the west it has been a little cooler and drier, with not as much instability […]

By Daniel Bezte

Jun. 5, 2023 at 4:05 pm CDT

The heat and humidity moved into a large portion of the Canadian Prairies late last week and over the weekend as the previous general forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models predicted. There is not much change in the forecast for the next three days. The heat […]

By Daniel Bezte

Jun. 2, 2023 at 2:22 pm CDT

Early adopters of various farm practices often provide valuable information. It was farmers like these that, through trial and error, perfected the zero-till system and direct seeding, for example. But they’re all working in isolation, and maybe swapping a few ideas over the internet or at the occasional conference. The […]

By Gord Leathers

May. 15, 2023 at 3:21 pm CDT

The weather models have been remarkably accurate for this time of the year. The big weather picture remains the same. There is a large, persistent ridge of high pressure over far Western Canada with an equally persistent trough of low pressure over Eastern Canada. This means western regions will continue […]

By Daniel Bezte

May. 12, 2023 at 7:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Bids for red spring wheat in Western Canada went up, while durum prices declined for the week ended Thursday as traders and analysts await the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). USDA released its monthly world agricultural supply/demand estimates (WASDE) report on Friday, including the […]

By Adam Peleshaty