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Flooding along the Rat River near La Rochelle in southeastern Manitoba in 2020.

Flood risk on low side for Manitoba farmers

FORECAST | Latest winter precipitation is unknown variable, province says

By Staff March 15, 2023

Manitoba farmers in the Red River and Assiniboine River basins will see low to moderate risk of flooding the spring, according to the province’s most recent flood outlook. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre released its outlook Feb. 28. The report also advised of a moderate flood risk in the Interlake region along the

Percent ranking precipitation from November 1, 2021 to February 21, 2023, compared to historic record.

News, Other, Weather

Some flooding possible in Red, Assiniboine river basins

Flood picture still dependent on weather

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 1, 2023

According to the province’s flood outlook, for farmers in the Red River and Assiniboine River basins, there is a low to moderate risk of flooding this spring. Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre released their outlook on February 28. The report also advised of a moderate flood risk in the Interlake region along the

Weather, Weather Vane

California rains and cloudy Manitoba

For current conditions to change, the storm track must shift back into our region

By Daniel Bezte January 23, 2023

I have received several weather-related questions to answer. The first is about the flooding rains and heavy snow that California has received over the last three weeks. In particular, what is an atmospheric river? The second question is, why have we been so cloudy lately, especially since we are not seeing much snow and our weather has been

A submerged and abandoned car is seen in floodwaters near a vineyard after winter storms at Forestville, California on Jan. 13, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Fred Greaves)

Weather

California rainstorms fade as death toll reaches 20

Drought to remain an issue for much of state

By GFM Network News January 17, 2023

Reuters — The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded on Monday, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads and levees as the White House announced U.S. President Joe Biden planned to survey the damage. The nine consecutive rainstorms that inundated California in succession since Dec. 26 killed

Flooding from the Salinas River forces the closure of a road at Salinas, California on Jan. 12, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Nathan Frandino)

Crops, Weather

California picks up debris from latest storm, braces for next

Also: Why all this rain won't end California's drought

By GFM Network News January 13, 2023

Sacramento | Reuters — Rain-soaked Californians took advantage of a break in a weeks-long deluge to haul away dead trees, restore downed power lines and prepare new stacks of sandbags before another series of storms hits the state beginning Friday. In Monterey County along the state’s central coast, communities near the still-rising Salinas River were

Everyone talks about the weather but farmers live it.

News, Other

Let’s talk about the weather!

A newly minted agriculture reporter reflects on his first six months on the job

By Don Norman January 6, 2023

The average person spends eight minutes a day talking about the weather. I just looked it up. I had done a handful of freelance articles for the Co-operator before coming on board as a staff writer in May. I’m a journalist by trade, and don’t have a ton of agriculture in my background. I knew

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Manitoba’s spring storms, my top story of 2022

The province saw a series of six storms over six weeks

By Daniel Bezte January 4, 2023

In a previous article we began our look back at how 2022 shaped up, weather-wise, by examining global temperature patterns. This time we will zoom in closer to home and begin our annual review of Environment Canada’s top weather stories of 2022. As usual, I will put a bit of my own spin on some

Environment Canada’s long-term precipitation forecast predicts near-normal precipitation for southern Manitoba.

News, Weather

Soil moisture levels near normal in most of Manitoba

Normal-to-dry summer and fall balanced out a wet spring, the province’s Manitoba Basins Fall Conditions Report says

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 20, 2022

Soil moisture levels at freeze-up are near normal or below normal in most Manitoba basins, the province says. “Conditions in most areas appear somewhat favourable,” said transportation and infrastructure minister Doyle Piwniuk in a Dec. 19 news release. Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre released the 2022 Manitoba Basins Fall Conditions Report. It says

A new forecasting tool could be a game changer for farm-based water management.

News

Hydrology forecasting tool drills down to field level

New tool from Aquanty and MFGA is a game changer for water management developers say

By Don Norman December 15, 2022

Farmers in the Assiniboine River basin will soon have access to a new tool designed to help them make predictions about water flow at the field level. The tool was developed by the hydrologic modelling firm Aquanty, in cooperation with the Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association, and the two groups showcased the new technology at

“Manitoba is nowhere close to even starting construction. It’s time the PCs rolled up their sleeves and got this thing done.” – Wab Kinew, NDP leader. Ongoing flooding issues, such as this one in the spring of 2011, have made an outlet channel a necessity.

News

Concerns raised over Lake St. Martin diversion delays

As flood risk increases, NDP accuses government of dragging its feet

By Don Norman November 29, 2022

The Manitoba NDP is accusing the provincial government of dragging its feet on the Lake St. Martin outlet channels project. A media release issued Nov. 17 said residents in the area are frustrated that the project “appeared to be abandoned by the Stefanson government.” The release notes that ranchers were hit hard by the 2011

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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