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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 […]

Food, farming, forestry must be transformed to curb global warming, UN says

Apr. 6, 2022 at 1:53 am CDT

By Leah Douglas

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan growers wait for rain

Apr. 5, 2022 at 5:38 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

Mar. 23, 2022 at 8:43 pm CDT

By Gloria Dickie

Spring road bans coming into effect across Prairies

Mar. 15, 2022 at 12:34 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Most of Prairies still very dry, but recovery possible

Mar. 11, 2022 at 7:08 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite the Prairies receiving above-normal amounts of precipitation during February, the great majority of the region remained highly vulnerable to more dryness going into spring, according to the Canadian Drought Monitor. The monitor’s latest report showed those areas of the Prairies tackling extreme drought to have retracted somewhat. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Saskatchewan forage rainfall insurance to adjust for hot spells

Feb. 22, 2022 at 8:16 pm CST

Saskatchewan forage and corn growers whose crops are insured against below-normal rainfall can expect a beneficial bump starting this year if those crops get cooked in high heat. The Saskatchewan and federal governments on Tuesday announced details for their 2022 crop insurance program — under which average coverage is expected […]

By Dave Bedard

Flooding in Manitoba hinges on coming spring melt

Feb. 18, 2022 at 6:20 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Manitoba’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre (HFC) released an initial spring flood outlook report Friday citing the risk of moderate to major flooding in most the province’s southern basins. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk said the amount of flooding will depend on weather conditions from now until spring melt. […]

By MarketsFarm

Bayer rolling out short corn variety tolerant of weather extremes

Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:31 pm CST

Reuters — Global farm chemicals and seeds maker Bayer will launch a corn variety in the United States next year that it says will better tolerate heavy winds associated with climate change, estimating future sales in North America as high as one billion euros. The corn, which grows one-third shorter […]

By Karl Plume

AgriRecovery underway for flood-battered B.C. farms

Feb. 7, 2022 at 8:07 pm CST

The federal and British Columbia governments’ response to last fall’s destructive flooding now includes what’s said to be the biggest farm disaster recovery package in the province’s history. Provincial Agriculture Minister Lana Popham and her federal counterpart Marie-Claude Bibeau on Monday announced cost-shared funding of $228 million for the Canada-B.C. […]