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Millions of small depressions across the Prairie landscape capture precipitation and enable infiltration.

Unique pothole landscape allows annual spring groundwater recharge on Prairies

Landscape depressions capture run-off, enable slow infiltration into earth

By Gord Leathers October 29, 2021

It’s been a scorcher across the Prairies this year. Even the typically moist Red River Valley registered exceptional drought last summer and western farmers are seriously hoping for snow cover this winter to bring those soil moisture levels up. Masaki Hayashi, a professor with the University of Calgary’s geoscience department, says that’s only half of

Snow cover in southern Manitoba has been sparse this winter, as shown across this field east of Starbuck, Man. (MarketsFarm photo by Glen Hallick)

Weather

Wet or dry spring ahead? Depends on where in Canada

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team February 27, 2021

MarketsFarm — There will be increased in risk of flooding this spring in British Columbia, western Alberta and parts of Eastern Canada, according to a report Friday from AccuWeather. Meanwhile, dry conditions are expected to continue across the Prairies. AccuWeather’s report forecasts below-normal temperatures for B.C. and western Alberta going into spring. That could delay

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan pulses heading for a good year

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 21, 2020

MarketsFarm — Pulse crops in Saskatchewan are in shape to have a good year, according to Dale Risula, a pulse specialist with the province’s agriculture department. “Pulses got off to a pretty good start. Moisture levels in the soil were pretty good. Most of the pulses were up and growing rapidly,” Risula said, noting pulse

Crops, Markets

USDA’s July WASDE has little effect on markets

U.S. Midwest weather likely having greater effect

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 10, 2020

MarketsFarm — There were some notable changes in the carryovers for corn, soybeans and wheat in the July supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture released Friday. However, the monthly world agriculture supply and demand estimates (WASDE) had very little effect on the markets, according to MarketsFarm analyst Mike Jubinville. “I think

Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Attention on weather after short-covering rally in canola

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin June 11, 2020

MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts have recovered off of lows hit at the beginning of the month, with speculative short-covering a feature as attention in the markets turns to North American growing conditions. While canola ran into some resistance Wednesday, there may still be more room to the upside. Canadian canola is at a

Crops, News

Wet enough for you?

Bringing weather data into your crop planning decisions can be a powerful tool

By Angela Lovell January 29, 2020

If you want to know if you should top dress fertilizer in season, a great place to start is with just how much soil moisture is available. Knowing the answer to that question will tell you if there’s any opportunity still out there to be captured, says Ryan Hutchison, of South Country Equipment. South Country’s

File photo of a snow-topped field in Alberta. (Don White/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Weather

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team October 5, 2019

MarketsFarm — Last weekend’s dump of snow coupled with cold temperatures brought the Alberta harvest to a complete halt, according to the province’s latest crop report. For the week ended Oct. 1, the province-wide harvest managed to improve to 33.7 per cent from 28.1 per cent the previous week. This year’s pace was slightly above

This map shows precipitation percentiles across the Prairies during the last half of the year ending Aug. 12. Three regions have been experiencing long-term dry conditions. The driest regions are found across central parts of agricultural Manitoba, southern Alberta and far-northern Alberta. The wettest regions are found across central Alberta and, to some degree, in south-central Saskatchewan.

Weather

Prairie rainfall: Too much and too little

By Daniel Bezte August 27, 2019

There doesn’t seem to be a lot of big weather stories currently going on in our part of the world, but is that really true? Sure, the weather overall this summer has been fairly quiet, with no massive storms or heat waves, but there has been a weather story that has been slowly building and

Fall rye flowering in south-central Manitoba. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Weather

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News December 7, 2018

CNS Canada — It’s good and bad news when it comes to winter cereal acreage in Western Canada. Winter wheat acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are down this fall, while acreage in Alberta increased, and fall rye acres in all provinces rose. “I think a lot of the guys that were growing winter wheat have

Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel July 26, 2018

Saskatoon | Reuters — Canadian farmers were on track to reap slightly larger wheat and canola yields, despite dry conditions and a wide discrepancy in growth rates, a crop tour estimated on Thursday. The inaugural Grain World crop tour, organized by FarmLink Marketing Solutions, toured the Prairie provinces on Tuesday and Wednesday. Moisture conditions vary

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Unique pothole landscape allows annual spring groundwater recharge on Prairies

Wet or dry spring ahead? Depends on where in Canada

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan pulses heading for a good year

USDA’s July WASDE has little effect on markets

ICE weekly outlook: Attention on weather after short-covering rally in canola

Wet enough for you?

Snow, cold grind Alberta harvest to virtual standstill

Prairie rainfall: Too much and too little

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

Prairie crop tour sees slightly bigger wheat, canola yields

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