Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives Physical geography

International news, Livestock, News

Villagers kill cattle thieves in Madagascar

antananarivo / reuters / Malagasy villagers killed at least 67 cattle thieves when they attacked a number of villages in early September, the gendarmarie of the Indian Ocean island said on Sept. 4. General Bruno Razafindrakoto said about 100 cattle rustlers simultaneously attacked three villages in the southern region of the world’s fourth-largest island, prompting
Crops, News, Weather

No need for ad hoc Ontario drought aid, says Ritz

By
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
Crops, News, Oilseeds, Weather

Wetter outlook for drought-struck Midwest

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

Overnight low of 41 C – yikes!

By
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
Opinion

How much flood protection is enough?

By
How much protection against flooding is enough? This question is often asked in the Red River basin. The Red River Basin Commission’s recent study, Long Term Flood Solutions for the Red River Basin (LTFS), found little consensus on the answer to this question. As a result, flood protection practices in the basin’s communities and municipalities
News, Weather

Latest provincial flood relief pledges “smoke and mirrors,” fumes St. Laurent reeve

By

There are demands that province compensate 100 per cent for flood damage 
caused by “unnatural” increased flows from the Portage Diversion

A new one-time tax credit announced by the province to relieve the financial burden on municipalities around Lake Manitoba is not enough for at least one RM ravaged by flooding last year. “This tax credit is inadequate. It doesn’t even come close to bridging the financial deficit we’re facing in this municipality due to the
News, Weather

Above-average warmth continues

By
In our last issue we began our annual look at severe summer weather and I did indicate we would continue on that theme in this issue. What I forgot was that another month was coming to an end, which means it’s time for our look back at April’s weather, then our look ahead to see
News, Weather

Sea change in salinity heralds shift in rainfall

By
Singapore/Reuters — Scientists have detected a clear change in salinity of the world’s oceans and have found that the cycle that drives rainfall and evaporation has intensified more than thought because of global warming. The finding published April 20 helps refine estimates of how different parts of the globe will be affected by increased rainfall
Cereals, News

Province urged to speed up flood compensation

By
The flood waters have long receded, but many flood victims are still stuck in limbo. “Some Lake Manitoba people have gotten full compensation, some have got none,” Plumas farmer Lorne Rossnagel told delegates at Keystone Agricultural Producers’ General Council meeting on April 10. “It’s just a real hodgepodge.” KAP has been pressing the province to

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Jan. 9, 2026

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →