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The Red River in southern Winnipeg. (File photo by Dave Bedard)

U.S. agency sees high spring flood risk for Red River

By GFM Network News February 26, 2019

As most of Western Canada continues to brace for frigid temperatures, some in southern Manitoba are already preparing for a messy spring. The U.S. National Weather Service on Thursday reported the Red River is in danger of significant flooding due to rapid snowmelt in March. Its report stated the risk for significant snowmelt flooding is

Our History

Flooded fields and feed shortages

Our History: September 2008

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 3, 2018

This image of a flooded field near Eddystone appeared in our Sept. 18, 2008 issue. Hayfields in the Interlake were going unharvested after weeks of drenching rains, and the week before about 250 local producers had met to discuss ways of dealing with the impending feed shortage. The blow came just as the cattle industry

Crops

Minnesota corn, soy crop prospects hurt by summer floods – crop tour

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume August 23, 2018

Ghent, Minn. | Reuters – Corn yields in Minnesota are likely to be below average as excessive rains and flooding early in the growing season impeded crops, scouts on an annual tour through top U.S. production states said on Thursday. Soybean yield potential was also hampered by overly wet conditions, which delayed planting in many areas and forced

Other, Our History

Reston-area ranchers fight flooding

Our History: July 2013

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 8, 2018

After 2005, 2010 and 2011, 2013 was another wet year in the southwest. The front page of our July 11 issue had a story reporting on the problems cattle producers near Reston were facing after a 12- to 15-inch downpour two weeks earlier. Some were being forced to find alternative pastures. The deluge flooded basements

Other, Our History

Five years later, flood aid returns

Our History: July 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 1, 2018

The wet year of 2005 decided to celebrate its fifth anniversary with a repeat in 2010, and the front page of our July 15 issue carried a story on how Ottawa and the provinces had announced a $30-per-acre payment to compensate for an estimated 12 million acres that went unseeded that year. The estimate was

A view from Alberta Highway 36 north of the Oldman River on April 14. While some traffic has been rerouted, flooding in southern Alberta hasn’t yet had a major impact on feed delivery, CorNine Commodities reports. (Photo courtesy Taber RCMP)

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grains continue strong rally

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 26, 2018

CNS Canada — The rally on which southern Alberta feed grain prices have been riding since the start of the year continued this week. “Right now (we’re seeing) some of the best prices on barley for farmers that have been seen in Alberta for a while,” said Joshua Boyko of CorNine Commodities in Lacombe. According

Cattle producers and feeders in some areas of southern Alberta have been dealing with overland flooding, such as shown here Saturday over Highway 36 south of Vauxhall, and otherwise mushy conditions. (Photo courtesy Taber RCMP)

Livestock, Markets, Weather

Klassen: Feeder market stabilizes

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen April 17, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Stronger export demand appears to be supporting the market in Manitoba and certain pockets in Saskatchewan; however, Alberta feedlot interest remains subdued. Adverse weather continues to plague southern Alberta. Snow and freezing temperatures followed by brief melting periods have resulted in very poor

A small sign in the foyer of the Riverside Holiday Inn in Minot, North Dakota reminds visitors how high the water reached in 2011 when the Souris River flooded to its highest levels since at least 1881.

Local news, News, Other

International Souris River Study Board seeks public input

Study board aims to recommend ways to reduce flood risk along the 700-km river

By Lorraine Stevenson March 2, 2018

An upcoming study will make recommendations on how to reduce flood risks along the Souris River. That’s the goal of the International Souris River Study Board (ISRSB) which, over the next two years, will look at different options for improving the 1989 international agreement between Canada and the U.S. Its efforts aim to improve the

News, Other

No such thing as ‘unprecedented’ weather, delegates at ARBI conference told

Delegates with the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative (ARBI) met in Regina February 14 and 15

By Lorraine Stevenson February 23, 2018

If 1930s seems like the worst drought we could ever have, scientific records show pre-settlement dry spells lasted far longer. Likewise, there were wet spells on the Prairies much more intense than events like 2011’s — a flood we tended to call “unprecedented.” Neither are unprecedented, say Saskatchewan scientists. Both extremes have occurred before on

Excess moisture and rain has seen as much as 95 per cent of cropland in and around The Pas sit idle this crop season.

Crops, Local news

Province may cap drainage funding in Pasquia

Province could pull  plug on pumping in  The Pas, pushing costs on to producers and municipal government

By Shannon VanRaes September 5, 2017

Rod Berezowecki points to a canola field as though he’s spotted a unicorn. “That’s one of only a couple,” explains the reeve and farmer, who represents the Rural Municipality of Kelsey. “Almost nothing was seeded.” While it’s not unusual to have wet springs in the region, Berezowecki said the impact of excess moisture this year

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures turn lower

U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag

Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO

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