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Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Nov. 24, 2021. Cooler-than-neutral sea surface temperatures at the equator are known to set up a La Nina event. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
Weather

Prairie winter weather a sign of La Nina repeat

Full effects won't be seen for a while yet

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MarketsFarm — December marks the start of what meteorologists call “meteorological winter” — and this winter, the Pacific Ocean phenomenon known as La Nina may be rearing its head once again. La Nina (Spanish for “little girl”) is a climate pattern detected over the Pacific every few years where cooler water pools at the equator
Callum Morrison takes moisture readings in a soybean cash crop that is part of a long-term cover cropping field trial in Carman.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Cover crop survey reveals risks and benefits

Producers like the potential but say short season, lack of moisture key concerns

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Planting a cover crop is a new idea this far north. It has its agronomic advantages, it keeps roots in the soil after the harvest, although it comes with its problems as well, especially in Western Canada. Prairie farmers were historically skeptical about cover cropping. Some say it’s purposely growing “weeds” that will deplete your
File photo of an Alberta wheat field. (ImagineGolf/E+/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Alberta feed prices rising

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MarketsFarm — Higher-than-normal temperatures and continued demand for feed have caused prices for Alberta feed barley and feed wheat to increase over the past few weeks. However, that demand has pulled back somewhat. According to Prairie Ag Hotwire data from Wednesday, high-delivered bids for Alberta feed barley were at $7.84 per bushel, 48 cents higher
ICE November 2021 canola (candlesticks) with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)
Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Volatility to come for canola market

'Tighten up your seatbelt'

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MarketsFarm — Record-breaking temperatures in British Columbia, lingering extreme heat in the Prairie provinces and little to no precipitation have strengthened an ongoing rally in the ICE Futures canola market. One trader, however, warns that canola contracts may be in for a mercurial few weeks. “We’re clearly in a weather market that is extremely volatile,”
MGEX July 2021 spring wheat (candlesticks) with CBOT and K.C. July 2021 winter wheats (yellow and green lines). (Barchart)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: MGEX wheat spread widens over winter wheats

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MarketsFarm — Hot, dry growing conditions in key spring wheat-growing regions of the northern U.S. and Canadian Prairies have seen Minneapolis (MGEX) spring wheat futures widen their spread over Chicago and Kansas City winter wheat contracts over the past few weeks — with additional strength likely given the current weather forecasts. Nearby spring wheat futures,

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