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Drought worsens in U.S. farm states, climatologists say

By Karl Plume August 10, 2012

The worst U.S. drought in 56 years intensified over the past week as above-normal temperatures and scant rainfall parched corn and soybean crops across the Midwest and central Plains, a report from climate experts said Aug. 2. The drought became more severe in the southern United States as well, just a year removed from a

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No need for ad hoc Ontario drought aid, says Ritz

By Allan Dawson August 10, 2012

Existing supports should be enough The federal government doesn’t expect to announce any ad hoc aid programs for Ontario farmers suffering from drought, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told reporters in Saskatoon July 31. “I think we have fullness in our programming that allows us the latitude to address this,” Ritz said. Earlier in the day

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Wetter outlook for drought-struck Midwest

August 10, 2012

chicago / reuters Forecasts were for wetter weather in the U.S. Midwest this week, which will help the late-planted soybean crop but arrive too late to be of benefit to the drought-stressed corn crop, an agricultural meteorologist said. The region was expected to get half to one inch of rain Aug. 8 and 9. “Previously

News, Weather

One warm July across the province

By Daniel Bezte August 10, 2012

As I write this article it is almost the end of the month, and even though I don’t have the final numbers yet, I’m pretty sure I can come pretty close based on the forecast for the last couple of days this month. So here we go with our monthly look back at the weather

Weather

Cooler and wetter in the forecast

By Daniel Bezte August 10, 2012

So far the weather models have been pretty good this summer. The only real problem, as usual, is with the timing of the different systems. For this forecast period it looks as if the weather pattern might be trying to undergo a bit of a change to cooler and wetter conditions. To start off this

News

Province says Shellmouth flooding couldn’t have been prevented

By Daniel Winters July 30, 2012

Farmers downstream maintain that province’s “blame it on the rain” position doesn’t hold water

This year’s flooding of cropland along the Assiniboine River downstream from the Shellmouth Dam couldn’t have been prevented, according to the province. “The Assiniboine Valley producers are farming vulnerable, low-lying Assiniboine Valley lands. In the 2011 and 2012 flood years, the inundation of crops was a natural occurrence,” according to a new report by the

News, Opinion

Heat waves emphasize need for retooled climate research

By Gerard Wynn July 30, 2012

A major heat wave and drought has sent world grain prices skyrocketing for a second of three summers suggesting it is time to address supply through repurposed climate research. Tackling high food prices among the leading G20 nations has so far bent on fixing demand issues, including grain trading, export bans and the role of

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Nebraska irrigators cut off

By Karl Plume July 30, 2012

Reuters / More than 1,100 farmers in Nebraska have been ordered by the state’s Department of Natural Resources to halt irrigation of their crops because the rivers from which they draw water have dropped due to a worsening drought. The orders come as the central United States is enduring the worst drought since 1956, which

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WMO sees increased chance of El Niño in 2012

By Tom Miles July 30, 2012

There is a slight chance of El Niño weather conditions developing between July and September but the strength of any such event, usually associated with significant changes in precipitation, is unknown, the World Meteorological Organization said June 26. El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. In

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Overnight low of 41 C – yikes!

By Daniel Bezte July 30, 2012

With the weather being fairly quiet across much of agricultural Manitoba over the last two or three weeks, I thought this would be a good time to take a look around and see what has been happening weatherwise around the world. First stop is right in our own backyard. While the weather has been fairly

Daily Network News

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China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

Tag Archives Atmospheric sciences

Drought worsens in U.S. farm states, climatologists say

No need for ad hoc Ontario drought aid, says Ritz

Wetter outlook for drought-struck Midwest

One warm July across the province

Province says Shellmouth flooding couldn’t have been prevented

Heat waves emphasize need for retooled climate research

Nebraska irrigators cut off

WMO sees increased chance of El Niño in 2012

Overnight low of 41 C – yikes!

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