Insights and Stories on Summer

A hot, dry Prairie June ahead

May. 31, 2023 at 4:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — June is expected to see a continuation of the hot and dry weather most of the Canadian Prairies has experienced in May, according to Scott Kehler, chief scientist for Weatherlogics. “It looks like late spring/early summer is pretty hot across almost all of Western Canada. The Prairies are […]

Drought severity easing across much of Prairies, AAFC reports

Apr. 8, 2022 at 7:37 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

U.S. livestock: CME cattle rise on weaker feed values

Mar. 18, 2022 at 7:10 pm CDT

By P.J. Huffstutter

U.S. court tosses Trump-era rule expanding ethanol sales

Jul. 2, 2021 at 7:47 pm CDT

By Stephanie Kelly

Organic markets in full summer slowdown mode

Jul. 1, 2021 at 6:09 pm CDT

By OrganicBiz

Prairie summer weather patterns to hold for now

Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — No major changes in the current weather patterns on the Prairies are expected at this time, according to a pair of weather experts. So far this summer, the region’s weather has been highlighted by warmer and generally drier conditions in the eastern Prairies, while the western portion has […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Uruguayan shearers flown in to relieve sweltering Spanish sheep

Jun. 19, 2020 at 10:04 am CDT

Villafale, Spain | Reuters — Brought to Spain on a special flight amid the coronavirus lockdown, some 250 Uruguayan sheep shearers race against time to shear millions of Spanish sheep as sweltering summer temperatures hit. The Uruguayan shearers come to Spain every year, where farmers value them for their skills, […]

By Juan Medina

U.S. EPA sends proposed new E15 rule to White House

Mar. 4, 2019 at 8:01 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday it had sent a draft of its proposed rule allowing year-round sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline to the White House Office of Budget for review. The rule expanding sales of so-called E15 was promised by President […]

By Humeyra Pamuk

Cool, dry canola keeps best when left alone

Mar. 16, 2017 at 6:46 pm CDT

For farmers who plan to keep canola in bins through the hottest months of the year, a new Prairie study suggests that to manage bin temperature, less handling is better. Having set out to study how best to manage higher-moisture canola over the spring and summer, a team from the […]

By Staff