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The science behind snow fences

Consider your land’s natural snow trapping capacity before laying out a fence

By Daniel Bezte November 2, 2022

At the end of the last article, I said we would look at the frost-free season this past year, but I received a couple of emails asking if I could revisit the topic of snow fences. It has been a long time since we touched on this topic. With this in mind, and with winter

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Fall frost and the frost-free season

For most spots in agro-Manitoba, a frost in early September wouldn’t be all that unusual

By Daniel Bezte September 17, 2022

I am a little reluctant to write about fall frost this year because I have been given a little flak over the last few months about how, every time I write about something, it seems to happen. What can I say, other than “I wish I had that kind of power over the weather!” When

The sailors’ adage about red skies holds largely true for those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere. photo: stock_colors/istock/getty images

Weather

Not all weather folklore consistently pans out

SAYINGS | Prevailing weather adages usually cover the short-term outlook, and for good reason

By Daniel Bezte August 25, 2022

Over the last month or so I have crisscrossed this great country of ours. I started in early July heading east into the Muskoka region of Ontario to compete in an Ironman 70.3 triathlon. After spending a couple of weeks there, I returned home and did some quick gardening before heading west to Canmore, Alta.

AAFC’s Drought Monitor map at April 30, 2022. (Agriculture.canada.ca)

Weather

Drought gone in Manitoba but worsening in Alberta, AAFC reports

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm May 9, 2022

MarketsFarm — Record-breaking precipitation in southern Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan helped improve moisture conditions in the region in April, taking much of the area out of the drought classification, according to the latest Drought Monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) for the period ended April 30. Two separate Colorado lows brought significant snow,

Cattle weather heavy snow near Belmont, Man., in mid- to late April.

Livestock, News

Calving losses add insult to injury

Three Colorado lows in as many weeks, mixed with cold in between, has winnowed an already small calf crop

By Alexis Stockford May 5, 2022

Iain Aitken was about two-thirds of the way done calving in the last week of April, but he’d already seen twice the calf losses he’d expect in a full season. About half of those, he estimated, were direct losses from the weather — the unfortunate legacy of a string of Colorado lows that dropped well

Weather, Weather Vane

Is this the latest spring on record?

Moisture was kept from eastern Manitoba by large thunderstorms to the south

By Daniel Bezte April 29, 2022

In a previous article, we talked about when spring usually starts across southern and central Manitoba. Little did I know at the time there was a good chance that this year just might break the record for the latest spring ever! That is, at least if you use Winnipeg’s data. If you didn’t read that

Hungry cattle wait in the snow in Matthew Atkinson’s farm in western Manitoba.

Livestock, Weather

Wherefore art thou, spring?

Manitoba’s late dose of winter has further strained feed and complicated calving

By Alexis Stockford April 29, 2022

Spring doesn’t seem to be getting any closer for the beleaguered cattle sector. Feed supply was already tight a month ago, groups like the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) had reported. Farmers wondered how long they would be able to keep cattle back from pasture — pasture in dire need of a strong start without the

Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Spring is still struggling to arrive

Forecast issued Apr. 22, covering the period from Apr. 27 to May 3, 2022

By Daniel Bezte April 28, 2022

The weather word for early spring was “dodging,” as in, “Just how long could we keep dodging storm systems?” Well, we all know the answer to that question. We got a hint of the answer in early April as a system brushed by us. This was then followed up by a direct hit with a

Crops, Pulses

Pulse weekly outlook: No worries about delayed planting in Manitoba

'Farmers can get stuff in pretty quick'

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm April 19, 2022

MarketsFarm — Despite an influx of snow across southern Manitoba, with more precipitation in the forecast for this week, a provincial pulse specialist isn’t too concerned about the potential for late planting of pulse crops. “The moisture is welcome, but it’s not the weather we would like to see at this time of the year.

A wind-exposed property near Altamont, Man., faces heavy snowdrifts following a blizzard April 13-14 that dropped over a half a metre of snow on the area.

News, Weather

PHOTOS: April blizzard buries rural Manitoba

Mother Nature may not be done yet as a mixed bag of precipitation expected later this week

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 19, 2022

Much of rural Manitoba is fighting winter once again. On April 15, residents began to dig themselves out after late spring blizzard conditions April 13-14. Waste-deep snow was reported around Onanole, in the west. Elsewhere, according to community weather and precipitation monitor, CoCoRaHs, snow fall amounts around Miami and Somerset saw anywhere from 40-50 centimetres,

Daily Network News

National survey of farmer and rancher mental health launches

U.S. grains: Soybean futures rise as dollar hits four-year low

U.S. livestock: Cattle retreat, hogs rise

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