Insights and Stories on Soil Moisture

USDA’s July WASDE has little effect on markets

Jul. 10, 2020 at 3:41 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — There were some notable changes in the carryovers for corn, soybeans and wheat in the July supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Friday. However, the monthly world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) had very little effect on the markets, according to MarketsFarm […]

ICE weekly outlook: Attention on weather after short-covering rally in canola

Jun. 10, 2020 at 8:34 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

Oct. 4, 2019 at 7:27 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

Dec. 7, 2018 at 5:02 pm CST

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields

Jul. 26, 2018 at 4:15 pm CDT

By Rod Nickel

Six factors to consider if your soil moisture level is low

Mar. 27, 2018 at 11:14 am CDT

By Angela Lovell

Late-season snowstorm brings Prairies moisture

Mar. 8, 2018 at 4:02 pm CST

CNS Canada — After a winter spent waiting for snow, farmers across the southern Prairies were happy when the forecast was right and Western Canada received a late winter snowstorm. “We’ve heard moisture’s coming before and it doesn’t show up or it goes around us. So when it started snowing […]

Spring outlook cooler for Prairies, warmer for Ontario

Feb. 27, 2018 at 2:00 pm CST

Growers in parts of Ontario may get an early start on planting this spring, while Prairie fields may see lingering snow and later-than-average last frosts. WeatherFarm’s spring forecast, powered by U.S.-based DTN Progressive Farmer, projects a cold start to the spring as likely for the western half of Canada, reversing […]

By Staff

More snow lately over the Sahara than the Prairies

Jan. 12, 2018 at 1:49 am CST

CNS Canada — Parts of the Sahara Desert received rare snowfall over the past week, with up to 40 cm falling in the Algerian desert town of Ain Sefra. That freak snow — only the third time in 40 years — made for some fantastic photographs before melting, but would […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

La Nina could return cold, snowy tradition to Prairies

Oct. 5, 2017 at 7:50 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The world’s major weather forecasters predict a slightly better than 50 per cent chance that a La Nina weather pattern will occur this fall and winter. Most Prairie farmers could see good things happening if the system does materialize, because La Nina systems tend to bring what […]

By Terry Fries

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