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Snowmelt May Delay U. S. Spring Corn, Soy Seeding

By Meredith Davis March 11, 2010

Near-record amounts of snow dumped across the United States over the winter could delay seeding of the corn and soybean crops in the Midwest grain belt when the melt begins this spring. Any planting delay could set the tone for volatile trading at the Chicago Board of Trade, which got a foretaste on Monday when

Country Crossroads

Gentle On The Joints As Well As The Environment

By Candy Irwin March 4, 2010

There’s a lot to love about snowshoeing. Think of it as the winter version of hiking, except there are no mosquitoes! Hiking paths, familiar to you in summer, are new and different after the first heavy snowfall. You can enjoy the sparkle of the snow, the graceful silhouettes of the trees and the tracks of

Weather

-12.0 -11.7 -11.0

March 4, 2010

-0.5 -1.1 of the month both Brandon and Dauphin had slightly above-average precipitation. Dauphin recorded 16 mm compared to the average of 13.2 mm and Brandon recorded 19.0 mm compared to an average of 16.0 mm. Winnipeg was the dry spot only recording 10.5 mm compared to the long-term average of 14.9 mm. So, overall,

News

Assessing Snow Load On Rooftops

February 25, 2010

After the many recent roof collapses of agricultural buildings caused by excessive snow loads, we have been monitoring conditions in a research effort to relieve or reduce the amount of snow that builds up on a roof. Although people are rightfully concerned about their other buildings once they’ve had one collapse, buildings handle snow loads

News

Major Spring Flooding Seen In North Dakota

February 25, 2010

Potential for cities and towns to be hit by major flooding along the Red River in North Dakota and Minnesota runs from likely to a near certainty this spring, the United States National Weather Service said Feb. 19. The Red River Valley’s biggest city, Fargo, North Dakota, has a 96 per cent chance of major

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Winter Wheat Conditions Variable

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 18, 2010

Conditions for the winter wheat crops across Western Canada are variable, but relatively decent overall, according to industry sources. Western Canadian farmers in the three Prairie provinces planted 650,000 acres of winter wheat this past fall, according to Statistics Canada data. That compares with 1.21 million acres the previous year. Due to the late harvest

Weather

Issued: Monday, February 8, 2010 Covering: February 10 –February 17

By Daniel Bezte February 11, 2010

Before going into this period’s forecast, I just have to mention last week’s little snow system that moved through much of agricultural Manitoba bringing anywhere from a light dusting to upwards of 15 cm of snow. In my last forecast I mentioned we need to keep an eye on an arctic high that might push

Weather

Last Week’s Storm — Epic

By Daniel Bezte February 4, 2010

MANITOBA The Pas 42 cm Russell 30-35 cm Flin Flon 30 cm McCreary 30 cm Dauphin 25 cm Winnipeg 20 cm PortagelaPrairie 19cm Steinbach 15-20 cm Emerson Brandon 16 cm 15 cm The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of

Country Crossroads

Those Feet Were Made For Walking!

By Donna Gamache February 4, 2010

Those feet were made for walking – or various other forms of moving around. So don’t let winter prevent you from using them. If you made a New Year’s resolution to exercise more, don’t wait until spring to begin. Winter is a fine time to make physical activity part of your day, and most days

Weather

Issued: Monday, January 25, 2010 Covering: January 27 –February 3

By Daniel Bezte January 28, 2010

The large storm system that affected a large portion of central North America over the weekend and into the first part of this week is going to continue to control our weather over the next five to 10 days. As this low pushes to the northeast it will become stationary north of Hudson Bay. This

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives Snow

Snowmelt May Delay U. S. Spring Corn, Soy Seeding

Gentle On The Joints As Well As The Environment

-12.0 -11.7 -11.0

Assessing Snow Load On Rooftops

Major Spring Flooding Seen In North Dakota

Winter Wheat Conditions Variable

Issued: Monday, February 8, 2010 Covering: February 10 –February 17

Last Week’s Storm — Epic

Those Feet Were Made For Walking!

Issued: Monday, January 25, 2010 Covering: January 27 –February 3

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