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Move Snow Away From Buildings Before It Melts

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Each cubic foot of drifted, piled or compacted snow contains two to three gallons of water, so actions homeowners take now can minimize future water problems in or around their house, says Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer and flood expert. For example, about 2,500 gallons of water will come from
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Snowmelt May Delay U. S. Spring Corn, Soy Seeding

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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
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Gentle On The Joints As Well As The Environment

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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
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-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,
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Assessing Snow Load On Rooftops

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
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Major Spring Flooding Seen In North Dakota

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

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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
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Last Week’s Storm — Epic

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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
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Those Feet Were Made For Walking!

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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

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