Insights and Stories on Spring

Prairie soil moisture picture growing clearer

Apr. 17, 2023 at 8:24 pm CDT

It’s a variable soil moisture picture on the Prairies as seeding season draws nearer. The east has enough moisture — and in some cases too much. And it gets progressively drier toward the west, with portions of Alberta nearing critical condition, according to one weather watcher. Bruce Burnett, weather and […]

Pulse weekly outlook: Slow start to Saskatchewan spring

Apr. 11, 2023 at 8:11 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Manitoba’s Red River Valley at major risk for flooding

Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:01 pm CDT

By Manitoba Co-operator staff

Spring road bans loom across Prairies

Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:54 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

‘Normal’ spring ahead for most of the Prairies

Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:18 pm CST

By MarketsFarm

Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports

Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:37 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Drought conditions persisted across much of the Prairies during the month of March, although the extent and severity of the dryness was reduced in many areas, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). “While there have been substantial improvements to drought conditions […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Environment Canada calls for colder-than-normal Prairie spring

Feb. 28, 2022 at 7:42 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Colder-than-normal temperatures are in the long-range forecast across most of the Canadian Prairies, according to the latest long-range outlook from Environment Canada. The latest seasonal forecast from the government agency, released Monday, calls for a 40-50 per cent chance of below-normal temperatures from March through May for most […]

By MarketsFarm

La Niña likely to continue into spring, U.S. forecaster says

Jan. 13, 2022 at 3:43 pm CST

Reuters — La Nina conditions are likely to continue during the Northern Hemisphere spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Niña weather pattern, characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, has a 67 per cent chance of persisting from March through May this […]

By Reuters

Manitoba soil temperatures allow for spring fertilizer

Mar. 23, 2021 at 8:18 pm CDT

Farmers across Manitoba are now cleared to apply spring fertilizers including livestock manure on their fields, thanks to sufficiently warm soil temperatures, the province said Tuesday. Though the winter nutrient ban has been lifted, the province cautioned producers to “assess current weather conditions and periodically check weather forecasts” if they’re […]

By Dave Bedard

Wet or dry spring ahead? Depends on where in Canada

Feb. 26, 2021 at 6:56 pm CST

MarketsFarm — There will be increased in risk of flooding this spring in British Columbia, western Alberta and parts of Eastern Canada, according to a report Friday from AccuWeather. Meanwhile, dry conditions are expected to continue across the Prairies. AccuWeather’s report forecasts below-normal temperatures for B.C. and western Alberta going […]

By MarketsFarm Team

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