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CP to reopen rail corridor to Vancouver Tuesday

B.C. storm led to damage in 30 separate spots, railway says

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 23, 2021

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) plans to have its rainstorm-battered mainline between Kamloops and Vancouver reopened to grain and other traffic around midday Tuesday. The company said Monday that out of 30 storm-damaged spots across its Thompson and Cascade subdivisions in southern British Columbia, 20 had seen “significant loss of infrastructure” in need of repair. CP

Delivery vans from the Save-On-Foods grocery store chain wait for a police escort to cross through a landslide near Hope, B.C. on Nov. 18, 2021 to restock the local grocery store after rainstorms caused flooding and landslides in the region. (Photo: Reuters/Jesse Winter)

Weather

Panicked shoppers clear out flood-hit B.C.’s grocery stores

By GFM Network News, Nia Williams, Rod Nickel November 19, 2021

Reuters — Shoppers in British Columbia have emptied grocery shelves following catastrophic flooding, although the shortages are as much down to panic buying as disrupted supply chains, industry associations said on Thursday. Even as flood waters start to recede, some parts of the province are expected to face to temporary shortages of dairy supplies, with

Community members struggle to rescue stranded cattle from an Abbotsford, B.C.-area farm on Nov. 16, 2021 after rainstorms caused flooding and landslides in the region. (Photo: Reuters/Jesse Winter)

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Weather

Small navy of farmers rescues cattle in flood-hit B.C.

By GFM Network News November 17, 2021

Abbotsford | Reuters — A flotilla of motorboats, canoes, dinghies and jet-skis helmed by farmers raced to move dozens of trapped cows from frigid waters as floods hit British Columbia. After a month’s worth of rain in two days, the downpours triggered widespread flooding. Mudslides hit cities and towns across the province. Among the worst-affected

Flooded roads are seen near Chilliwack, B.C. on Nov. 15, 2021 after rainstorms lashed parts of the province, triggering landslides and floods and shutting highways. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Other, Weather

Severe B.C. rainstorms spur landslides, shut roads

By David Ljunggren, GFM Network News November 16, 2021

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian helicopters carried out multiple missions on Monday to rescue hundreds of people trapped in their vehicles on a highway after huge rainstorms sparked landslides in British Columbia. The rainstorms that started on Sunday triggered landslides, shut roads, prompted the evacuation of an entire community, forced an oil pipeline to close

A sunflower crop north of St. Adolphe, Man. on Sept. 19, 2021. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Rains make sunny days for sunflower crops

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News October 21, 2021

MarketsFarm — Despite drought conditions throughout southern Manitoba decimating crops during the summer, late rain showers in some areas are improving harvests of one crop in particular. Precipitation in August helped improve the sunflower seed harvest in areas of Manitoba, with the province reporting on Oct. 13 average yields of more than 2,000 lbs. per

Bull riders struggled to stay aboard their full eight seconds in the arena, which had been turned to mud by a day of rain.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

PHOTOS: Rodeo and rain stage a comeback

Grunthal hosted its first rodeo since the pandemic cancelled events in 2020

By Geralyn Wichers September 8, 2021

Two things that have been rare all summer returned to Grunthal in August: rodeo and rain. The small town in southeastern Manitoba usually hosts three rodeos per year — a spring rodeo, a fall rodeo during its Hanover Ag Fair, and a high school rodeo. All three were cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.

Other, Weather

Precipitation deficits: Province’s western regions not as dry

Is the Brandon region in a surplus — and if so, has it helped?

By Daniel Bezte September 7, 2021

By the time you are reading this it will be September, but I have to write this almost a week in advance, so you will have to wait another week for the monthly weather roundup, overall summer weather review, who did the best job predicting this summer’s weather and the look ahead to see what

CBOT December 2021 corn (candlesticks) with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages (yellow, green and black lines). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Prices down on rains, Ida shuts grain facilities

Iowa, Minnesota crops benefit from rain; Cargill says Ida damaged Louisiana terminal

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek August 30, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — Favourable rains in the U.S. Farm Belt combined with approaching harvests to push down Chicago Board of Trade grain and soybean futures on Monday, analysts said. Traders, meanwhile, assessed disruptions to U.S. crop exports from Hurricane Ida at a time when global supplies are tight and demand from China is strong.

Starting in 2010, precipitation deficits started to accumulate, with a small recharge occurring between 2013 and 2016.

Other, Weather

How dry is it you ask? A precipitation deficit of over one metre

A meteorological drought can become agricultural, hydrological and/or socio-economic

By Daniel Bezte August 27, 2021

I have had several questions about the dry weather and there have been several small articles in the news discussing the drought we are currently experiencing. So, for this article I figured we should explore the topic of droughts and do just a little bit of digging into just how bad this current drought really

CBOT December 2021 corn (candlesticks) with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as Midwest rains benefit crops

Tight global wheat supplies could boost U.S. exports

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News August 26, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures ended lower on Thursday, as beneficial rainfall across the U.S. Midwest added pressure to soybean markets, while export sales capped losses. Wheat found technical support, underpinned by tight global supply concerns. Chicago Board of Trade most-active corn fell one cent to $5.50-3/4 a bushel, while nearby

Daily Network News

Women who fed a nation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

Tag Archives Rain

CP to reopen rail corridor to Vancouver Tuesday

Panicked shoppers clear out flood-hit B.C.’s grocery stores

Small navy of farmers rescues cattle in flood-hit B.C.

Severe B.C. rainstorms spur landslides, shut roads

Rains make sunny days for sunflower crops

PHOTOS: Rodeo and rain stage a comeback

Precipitation deficits: Province’s western regions not as dry

U.S. grains: Prices down on rains, Ida shuts grain facilities

How dry is it you ask? A precipitation deficit of over one metre

U.S. grains: Corn, soy fall as Midwest rains benefit crops

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