A – for Jan. 13, 2011

new plant disease in canola hasn’t made its way from Alberta to Manitoba yet but producers are still being warned to watch out for it. Field surveys in 2010 found no signs of clubroot in Manitoba canola crops, producers at St. Jean Farm Days heard. But farmers should still take steps to guard against the

Weekly Weather Map – for Jan. 13, 2011

This map is created by Environment Canada but I do a fair bit of tidying up of the data displayed to make it easier to read. Because of this, the data on the map should be seen as giving you a general idea of how much snow there is across the Prairies. Overall snow cover


Weekly Weather Map – for Jan. 6, 2011

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans to

Weekly weather Map – for Dec. 23, 2010

This issue’s map shows the total amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies since September 1. The map shows that eastern regions have been the wettest with conditions getting drier as you move west. ——— Copyright 2010 Agriculture &Agri-Food Canada Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) September 1, 2010 to December 16, 2010 Prepared by


Weekly Weather Map – for Dec. 16, 2010

This issue’s map shows the amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this winter as a percentage of the average. From the map we see western Manitoba, eastern and western Saskatchewan and much of southern Alberta have seen well-above-average amounts of precipitation so far this winter. Southcentral Manitoba and northwestern Alberta

Facing Up To Climate Change

Avery Simundsson of Arborg was first runner-up in the senior division of the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture held at the recent Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Simundsson, 21, is an engineering student at the University of Manitoba. The following is an excerpt from her speech on the topic of “What is the biggest challenge in


Weekly weather map – for Nov. 18, 2010

Before we start looking at snow cover maps, I thought we should take a look back at the total amount of precipitation received across the Prairies over the last growing season compared to historical amounts. From the map you can see that a huge portion of the agricultural Prairies saw extremely high moisture to record-wet

Crop Quality A Weather Casualty – for Sep. 16, 2010

Hurricane Earl received a lot of news attention as it slammed into the Maritime provinces. Not to minimize the power outages and the damage from fallen trees, but the wet weather in Saskatchewan last week is probably causing a lot greater dollar damage than what Earl inflicted. While it isn’t an impressive photo opportunity like



Weekly weather map – for Jul. 29, 2010

——— Copyright 2010 Agriculture &Agri-Food Canada 1 Month (30 Days) Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) June 21, 2010 to July 20, 2010 Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies. 0 mm 0 -5 mm 5 -10 mm 10