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U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on frigid weather

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume December 20, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rebounded on Wednesday to notch a 1-1/2-week high on worries about frigid weather across the Wheat Belt that threatens to damage crops lacking protective snow cover. Corn also rose on spillover support from wheat and as traders covered short positions following recent contract lows. Soybeans fell to three-month

Crops, Weather

Mild winter, poor snow cover watched in Alberta, Saskatchewan

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 2, 2016

CNS Canada –– A milder than normal winter, with a lack of significant snow cover across much of Alberta and Saskatchewan, may be raising concerns in parts of the Prairies — but there is still plenty of time before spring seeding will begin. “There’s not much moisture there,” said Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta’s

How early of a spring will it be? A tractor and air seeder were spotted Tuesday travelling north on Highway 23 near Roland in south-central Manitoba. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Weather

Spring seeding fast approaching in Western Canada

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 13, 2015

CNS Canada –– An early melt in many areas of Western Canada should allow farmers to get on their fields within the next few weeks, although the uncertainty of spring weather remains a wild card in the background and seeding won’t begin in earnest until late April or May as the fields warm up. Areas

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather

State of Prairie winter wheat still unknown

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 12, 2015

CNS Canada — Snow cover is rapidly disappearing across Western Canada, but it will still be a few weeks until the extent of any damage to winter wheat across the Prairies is fully known. “It’s still wait-and-see,” said analyst Bruce Burnett of Winnipeg grain firm CWB. The crop won’t start re-growing until the overnight temperatures

Flea beetle feeding (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Weather

Pests likely to survive Manitoba winter

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells February 28, 2015

CNS Canada –– Sufficient snow cover will likely help insect crop pests survive the winter in Manitoba, despite a recent bout of extremely cold weather. “Snow is a great insulator, so even though we have had some quite cool temperatures the last several weeks, where the insects are beneath the snow it’s actually nice and

Cereals, Crops, Weather

Arctic air surge puts U.S. SRW wheat at risk of winterkill

By Christine Stebbins, GFM Network News January 5, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — An arctic blast hitting the U.S. Midwest this week will put a third of the dormant soft red winter (SRW) wheat crop at risk of damage, agricultural meteorologists said Monday. “It looks like extensive sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday night in the soft wheat belt will leave one-third of the belt at

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U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on frigid weather

Mild winter, poor snow cover watched in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Spring seeding fast approaching in Western Canada

State of Prairie winter wheat still unknown

Pests likely to survive Manitoba winter

Arctic air surge puts U.S. SRW wheat at risk of winterkill

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