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Frost strikes in numerous spots in Manitoba

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 11, 2019

MarketsFarm — Numerous areas throughout the growing areas of Manitoba experienced frost, according to the province’s crop report for the week ended Monday. The coldest locations were Sprague in the eastern region, Narcisse in the Interlake and Lake Audy in the southwest, which experienced temperatures of -2 C on Sept. 8. Many other areas saw

Chickpeas. (CalypsoArt/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas appear OK, but prices soft

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin August 27, 2019

MarketsFarm — Canada’s chickpea crop has likely beaten earlier expectations — but poor prices may limit farmer sales come harvest. “We planted the crop in drought conditions” and were preparing for the worst, said Colin Young of Midwest Grain at Moose Jaw, Sask., pointing to the lack of subsoil moisture in key chickpea-growing regions of

Crops

Saskatchewan mustard crop poised for strong finish

By GFM Network News August 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Mustard crops in southwestern and south-central Saskatchewan may have received enough rain to turn themselves around after a dry spring. “The area south of Highway 1 saw a lot of rain this year,” said Kevin Hursh, executive director of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission. “They’ve seen a huge turnaround in their crop potentials.”

Cold clouds will usually have a combination of ice crystals and super-cooled water, the first step in the process of creating precipitation in cold clouds.

Other, Weather

Why cold clouds are the main source of summer rains

Even in the heat of summer the unique processes of cold clouds are important

By Daniel Bezte July 31, 2019

If you missed my last article, we looked at how precipitation forms in warm clouds, after all it is the middle of summer. With the warm summer temperatures one might assume that most of our precipitation would come from warm clouds at this time of year, but in reality, most of our summertime precipitation comes

To turn into a raindrop, our little droplet would have to make a lot of collisions, as a typical raindrop is about one million times larger than a typical cloud droplet.

Other, Weather

Most clouds don’t produce rain

The typical raindrop has to travel for about five to 20 minutes to reach your field

By Daniel Bezte July 23, 2019

Originally, I was going to discuss the drought that has been impacting central and eastern parts of Manitoba, but thanks to some significant rains over the last week, the drought conditions, at least for the short term, have been alleviated. The rainfall did get me thinking about precipitation in general, so I dug back to

Columns, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: More showers, then sunny and dry

Forecast issued Monday, July 15, 2019 covering July 17-24, 2019

By Daniel Bezte July 19, 2019

Once again, the weather models did a pretty good job with the forecast. The heat and humidity moved in last weekend as expected and we did see several rounds of thunderstorms move through on Sunday and Monday of last week. This forecast period will begin fairly unsettled as a broad area of low pressure tracks

Crops

Crops progressing thanks to rain

By Marlo Glass July 18, 2019

MarketsFarm — Crops across Manitoba were progressing steadily thanks to good amounts of rain across the province last week, according to Manitoba Agriculture’s most recent crop report. Rainfall volumes varied in the southwest region. Southern parts of the region received severe thunderstorms with precipitation around 130 millimetres. However, the northern area still required more rain.

Local news, Other, Weather

Manitoba farmers enjoy significant rainfall

The recent system gave many producers their first shot of moisture since seeding

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 10, 2019

Much of agro-Manitoba has enjoyed its first decent rain since the start of the year. A rain system passed through the province July 8 to 10, with significant rainfall accumulations in many regions. The two regions with highest seasonal accumulations are the southwest and southeast corners of the province. In this storm Waskada saw 17

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

By GFM Network News June 25, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn futures rose for a second straight day on Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the condition of U.S. crops deteriorated last week following rain, although gains were pared late in the session on improving weather. Soybeans turned lower on forecasts for a window of warmer and drier

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek June 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures jumped on Thursday as expectations for more rain in the U.S. Midwest heightened worries about bad weather reducing autumn harvests. Forecasts called for rain over the next five days, which would keep some fields too wet to plant and add stress to planted crops that are

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans turn higher as traders weigh China demand; wheat climbs

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola needs to back away from highs

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures jump back up, hogs fall

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Frost strikes in numerous spots in Manitoba

Pulse weekly outlook: Chickpeas appear OK, but prices soft

Saskatchewan mustard crop poised for strong finish

Forecast: More showers, then sunny and dry

Crops progressing thanks to rain

Manitoba farmers enjoy significant rainfall

U.S. grains: Corn up as crop ratings ease

U.S. grains: Rains fuel crop worries, lift corn, soy, wheat

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