Insights and Stories on Snow

Seasonal forecast calls for more snow

Dec. 1, 2020 at 4:38 am CST

MarketsFarm — Most of Canada should see above-normal snowfall over the next three months, according to updated seasonal forecasts released Monday from Environment Canada. Weather maps show a 40 to 60 per cent probability of more precipitation than normal across much of the country from December through February, with the […]

Most of Prairies already covered in snow

Nov. 23, 2020 at 4:25 pm CST

By MarketsFarm Team

Big Two railways release plans for winter

Oct. 26, 2020 at 9:20 pm CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Klassen: Weather, COVID, feed grains pressure feeder market

Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Jerry Klassen

Cold spring weather expected for Prairies

Apr. 8, 2020 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Variable Prairie weather makes for uncertain spring ahead

Jan. 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Late-season rains wreaked havoc on the 2019 harvest season but were helpful in restoring topsoil moisture to key growing regions in the Prairies. Since snow coverage has been variable across the Prairies so far in 2020, however, the growing season may get off to a rocky start. “If […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Millions of acres of canola freeze, compound ‘harvest from hell’

Nov. 15, 2019 at 7:13 pm CST

Winnipeg | Reuters — Heavy snow and rain during harvest on the Canadian Prairies have left several million acres of canola buried until spring, the latest blow in a miserable year that may compound farmer problems into 2020. Canola is renowned as Canada’s most profitable crop, exported to China, Japan […]

By Rod Nickel

Manitoba beef sector faces tight feed situation

Oct. 22, 2019 at 4:13 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An early snowstorm may have been the last straw for Manitoba livestock producers looking to put up feed ahead of winter. While the foot or more of heavy snow that blanketed much of the province over the Thanksgiving weekend has melted, saturated fields continue to limit corn silage […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Manitoba’s sunflower crop under threat from weather

Oct. 21, 2019 at 2:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s sunflower crop has been compromised by the snow that fell over Thanksgiving weekend, but it’s not yet clear what percentage of the crop will be impacted. Before the snow fell, windy and rainy weather took a toll on the sunflower crop. The soil was oversaturated to the […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Early snow hurts edible bean prospects

Oct. 16, 2019 at 8:54 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — An early snow storm hit key edible bean growing regions of Manitoba and the northern U.S. hard, with a large portion of the crop in the region now facing an uncertain future. “It is unprecedented what’s happened at this point,” said Tim Courneya, executive vice-president of the Northarvest […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

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