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Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Weather: The forecast models are struggling

Forecast issued October 21, covering the period from October 26 to November 2, 2022

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Forecasting the weather is hard, as I have repeatedly pointed out, and forecasting the weather a week in advance is even harder. Add in the huge uncertainty that fall and spring bring to forecasting, and it starts to enter the realm of impossibility. That said, I still try to make a go of it. Last week’s forecast started
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Your guide to descriptive cloud names

All regions of the Arctic saw below-average ice cover this summer

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Let’s continue our study of clouds by looking at several additional terms that can be used to describe and help identify them, and we’ll also look at some rare or unusual cloud types. Before diving in, I want to do a quick update on the state of Arctic sea ice, as I have not given
Margret Sinda(left to right), Gladys Chigamba and Catherine Fridolin.
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African freshwater scientists visit Manitoba lakes

Pollution, algae blooms a big concern in African and Manitoban lakes

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Four African scientists found parallels between their home lakes and the problems facing Manitoba’s lakes during a recent visit to the province. “We have this common problem of pollution. It doesn’t spare anyone,” said Gladys Chigamba, a research scientist at Lilongwe University in Malawi. Chigamba and three other women from Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania, visited
Teresa Fawns and Nicole McDonald of FCC, present a cheque to Sue Stirling, volunteer president of the Grandview Drop-In Centre.
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FCC contributions bolster Parkland projects

Ag lender provides $3,000 for three community building efforts

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Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has contributed $3,000 to three projects in the Parkland region. All projects will benefit rural communities. Goose Lake High School in Roblin received $1,000 for its reconciliation park project. The Grandview Drop-In Centre was awarded $1,000 for a landscaping project to beautify its grounds. The Roblin Playground Revitalization Project got $1,000
"No luck for me for shelterbelt funding or anything else.” – Dane Froese.
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Farmers frozen out of climate funds

They say RM-watersheds wrangling has left them out in the cold

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A group of farmers are locked out of a federal funding pool for emissions reduction because their municipalities don’t have agreements with their local watershed districts. Two farmers from the RM of Roland, one from the RM of Portage la Prairie and one from the RM of Morris told the Co-operator they didn’t qualify for funding under the Prairie
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Minority farmers sue U.S. government over repealed debt relief program

Policy was to compensate for decades of discriminatory lending practices

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Reuters – Black farmers and other farmers of colour filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. government on Oct. 12, claiming the recent repeal of a debt relief program that targeted them amounts to a breach of contract by the government. The suit comes as the U.S. Department of Agriculture is set to roll
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Guest Editorial: A carrot with a consequence

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Glacier FarmMedia – In response to the backlash it has been receiving from farmers and industry over its nitrous oxide (NO2) emissions target, the federal government was quick to reiterate that it is a goal, not a mandate. However, whether this is an achievable goal is still up for debate. By setting a goal, the
“If you use weather data, you won’t find one of these droughts. Look at these droughts of 20 to 30 years.” – David Sauchyn, PARC.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Tree ring timeline a window into the past – and future

Recent droughts have been devastating but the trees say we ain’t seen nothin’ yet

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It’s 888 CE. In Europe, the Vikings are rampaging through England and France and the Carolingian dynasty is losing its grip on the Holy Roman Empire. In China, the Tang Dynasty is in power. In what’s now Saskatchewan, Indigenous peoples are living through a dry spell that would last another three or four decades. Scientists
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Advective frost and different types of clouds

No matter the altitude, clouds come in many variations

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We took a break from our look at clouds to check the monthly look back at weather and look ahead to see what might be in store. Before we get back to the clouds, I want to answer a question about frost; in particular, the difference between radiative and advective frost. Radiation frost or radiative
Changes were made in consultation with producer groups that have expressed interest in higher coverage levels due to rising costs.
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Excess moisture insurance coverage boosted for coming crop year

Basic coverage boosted to $75 an acre, enhanced options rise to $100 and $125 an acre

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Manitoba farmers will receive higher insurance coverage levels for excess moisture in the 2023 crop year. Expansion of coverage was announced by federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson Oct. 6 in a media release. “Extreme weather conditions continue to challenge and threaten the viability of many producers,” said Bibeau. “With

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