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CME April 2020 live cattle with 20- and 50-day moving averages. (Barchart)
Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market remains volatile

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Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle markets traded $3-$5 on either side of unchanged. Many auction barns were closed last week and the ones holding sales had smaller numbers. Quality packages of yearlings were on the higher end of the range while smaller groups of fleshier replacements were discounted. Alberta feedlots were focusing
Different types of precipitation.
Other, Weather

Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail

Most of our region’s rain begins as snow — Part 2 of a series

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In my previous article we discussed warm and cold clouds and we learned that most of our local precipitation is produced in cold clouds, which means that most of it starts off as snow – even in the summer! This week we are going to look at the different types of precipitation we experience and
The atmosphere has a large number of particles for water to condense onto... but very few particles onto which water can freeze.
Other, Weather

A look at different types of precipitation

Cold clouds dominate Prairie weather for most of the year — Part 1 of a series

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With the mixed bag of precipitation that can typically occur during the spring across the Prairies, I thought it might be time to go back and visit the topic of precipitation and just how precipitation forms. Using a simplistic view, there are two types of clouds: cold and warm. A warm cloud is any cloud
Sea surface temperature anomalies over the equatorial Pacific for the week centred on April 3, 2019. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
Crops, Weather

Prairies can expect unexpected from El Nino this summer

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MarketsFarm — The U.S. National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center on Thursday reported a 65 per cent chance of El Nino prevailing throughout 2019’s growing season. “A weak El Nino is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer 2019 (65 per cent chance) and possibly fall (50-55 per cent chance),” the CPC’s report said.
Emerging corn plants in Canada. (Sophie-Caron/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan offers up corn rainfall insurance plan

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Saskatchewan’s crop insurance offerings for 2019 will include a new program allowing corn growers to insure against a substantial drop in moisture. The provincial and federal government on Feb. 26 rolled out Saskatchewan’s 2019 crop insurance program, in which coverage levels on average are to reach a record $230 per acre, up from $216 last
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Weather

Abrupt mid-March shift into spring predicted

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Winter conditions are expected to remain the norm across the Canadian Prairies through the middle of March, when a sudden pattern change brings an abrupt start to spring, according to the latest seasonal forecast from The Weather Network. The quick move from cold to warm conditions raises the risk of flooding in areas with a
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: More seasonable temperatures expected

Issued December 17, 2018: Covering the period from December 19 to December 30

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The only issue with last week’s forecast was underestimating the magnitude of the warm air last Friday and Saturday, as temperatures in most locations across southern and central Manitoba managed to rise several degrees above 0 C. Of particular interest was just how warm some of the overnight lows were, with temperatures actually rising overnight

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