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Today’s precipitation

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff 1 day ago

Data from weather stations across the Prairies are available to Glacier FarmMedia members at the WeatherFarm website, where you can also sign up for a daily forecast email for your area. On the go? Get the WeatherFarm mobile app, available for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about the CoCoRaHS system that generates these precipitation maps

Weather

Prairie summer weather patterns to hold for now

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 8, 2020

MarketsFarm — No major changes in the current weather patterns on the Prairies are expected at this time, according to a pair of weather experts. So far this summer, the region’s weather has been highlighted by warmer and generally drier conditions in the eastern Prairies, while the western portion has been cooler with a great

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola stronger after Canada Day

By GFM Network News July 3, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts have made small gains this week after pausing on Wednesday for Canada Day. As the July canola contract has expired, attention turns to new-crop contracts. Areas of the Prairies have received significant rain lately, with flood warnings and high water advisories across southwestern and western Manitoba after several consecutive storms. It’s

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola likely to move lower

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm June 18, 2020

MarketsFarm — The direction canola will move in coming weeks depends on three factors: the Canadian dollar, Prairie weather and the Chicago Board of Trade, according to Errol Anderson of ProMarket Communications in Calgary. “I’m expecting the Canadian dollar to move up a bit, just because of U.S. dollar pressure. That could pull the canola

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Attention on weather after short-covering rally in canola

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-warkentin June 11, 2020

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts have recovered off of lows hit at the beginning of the month, with speculative short-covering a feature as attention in the markets turns to North American growing conditions. While canola ran into some resistance Wednesday, there may still be more room to the upside. Canadian canola is at a

Crops, Markets, Weather

Burnett on Markets: Weather woes span the Prairies

By Bruce Burnett, GFM Network News April 9, 2020

The weather during the last half of March provided some optimism about a normal start to spring. Farmers across the Prairies were preparing equipment, taking delivery of seed and fertilizer and looking forward to getting out into the field. Then the weather in early April dropped significant amounts of rain and snow across northern and

Crops, Weather

Cold spring weather expected for Prairies

By GFM Network News April 9, 2020

MarketsFarm — Temperatures in the Prairie provinces are expected to be colder than average this spring. “There’s no indication that temperatures will be above normal,” said Bruce Burnett, director of markets and weather for MarketsFarm in Winnipeg. Low temperatures will likely cause issues for seeding in areas of the Prairies that have received late-spring snowstorms.

Weather

Average Prairie heat, more rain in summer forecast

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-warkentin February 16, 2020

MarketsFarm — Canada’s Prairies should see higher-than-normal precipitation and generally average temperatures during the 2020 growing season, according to a forecast from Scott Kehler of Weatherlogics. Speaking Thursday at CropConnect in Winnipeg, Kehler said “there’s not really a strong pattern one way or the other” when it comes to the temperature outlook. The Weatherlogics forecast

Crops, Weather

Variable Prairie weather makes for uncertain spring ahead

If nothing else, a rainy harvest season helped replenish topsoil moisture

By GFM Network News January 22, 2020

MarketsFarm — Late-season rains wreaked havoc on the 2019 harvest season but were helpful in restoring topsoil moisture to key growing regions in the Prairies. Since snow coverage has been variable across the Prairies so far in 2020, however, the growing season may get off to a rocky start. “If we take a look at

Crops

Most oilseed estimates down in USDA’s October outlook

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 15, 2019

MarketsFarm — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly oil crops outlook on Tuesday featuring reductions in global rapeseed and sunflower production and U.S. soybeans. USDA estimated global rapeseed production at 68.6 million tonnes, a decline of one million, with the lion’s share of the losses in Canada. Canadian production for 2019-20 was

U.S. grains: Soy up after crop ratings dip

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures drift lower on beef demand worries

Elanco forgoes Canadian poultry insecticide rights for Bayer deal

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