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Prairie forecast: Quiet pattern continues as winter struggles for a foothold

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For the upcoming forecast period, a large area of low pressure remains anchored off the British Columbia coast, a strong low spins over the Atlantic coast and another, weaker low lingers near Hudson Bay. Between these systems, the flow across the Prairies is largely zonal, meaning it moves west to east with little north–south movement. That pattern will help usher a few weak disturbances across the region during the next several days.
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Prairie forecast: A slow cool down towards winter

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Forecast issued October 29, covering Oct. 29 to Nov. 5, 2025 Highlights: Overview I can’t say last week’s forecast played out exactly as expected — but that’s not too surprising. Overall confidence was on the low side. While the models did a decent job with the big picture, a few smaller details didn’t line up.
A sunflower crop in bloom near Rathwell in central Manitoba in late July 2025.
Crops

Made-in-Manitoba sunflower hybrid heads to market

Manitoba Crop Alliance lands U.S. co-operative CHS to commercialize the first confection sunflower variety to come out of their homegrown breeding program

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Manitoba’s confection sunflower growers will have a new seed option next spring that was developed specifically for perform in the province. The pending commercialization of one of their hybrids is a milestone for the Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA), the commodity group that represents the province’s sunflower growers. The organization has invested in its own sunflower
four silver grain silos in field under bright blue sky
Crops, Markets

Grain marketing for hard economic times

Manitoba farms face tight profit opportunities this year; what strategies can farmers use to sell their 2025 crop to best financial effect?

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Strong harvests in Western Canada clash with low grain prices, trade war-driven market uncertainty and high input costs. What strategies can farmers use to sell their 2025 crop?
URL: https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/photo/pick-at-boonstra-royalty-free-image/1169843869?phrase=strawberry%20crop%20manitoba&adppopup=true Families and others gather at Boonstra Farms to pick strawberries at this u-pick farm located in Stonewall, Manitoba. PHOTO: AHPHOTOSWPG/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES
Crops

So you want to farm strawberries

Fall is the time for Manitoba farmers to set the wheels in motion for the 2026 strawberry field crop

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If you’re considering starting or expanding a Prairie strawberry farm, autumn is the time to start sourcing and securing the plants and inputs you’ll need, a producer from one Alberta-based U-pick says.
Xanthomonas translucens, the pathogen that causes bacterial leaf streak is named for the characteristic translucent streaks found on the plant's flag leaf. PHOTO: Don Norman
Crops

Researchers chase resistance to bacterial leaf streak

Manitoba researchers are testing whether known resistance genes can be effective against bacterial leaf streak in cereal crops

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Bacterial leaf streak is re-emerging in cereal crops on Canada’s Prairies. With no fungicides or resistant varieties, researchers are testing plant genes for future control of the disease.

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