La Niña And Sunspots

From a weather and agricultural point, I find this time of year to be the most difficult. Winter is still holding on, but historically we don’t see much in the way of severe weather during the second half of February. Spring is on the horizon, but is still at least three to four weeks away

Some Of My Favourite Weather Websites

With the fairly quiet weather we’ve been experiencing lately, I thought we could take a little bit of break this week and look at some of my favourite weather-related websites. Some people claim that the Internet creates more problems than it solves, but if you are a weather enthusiast the Internet opens up a world


October And Winter Weather Outlooks

In a previous issue we discussed what type of winter we might expect, given the current La Nińa conditions over the Pacific Ocean. Now that winter is just around the bend, climatologically speaking, I thought we should revisit our previous La Nińa winter forecast and see just what the latest and greatest long-range forecasters are



Issued: Monday, July 12, 2010 Covering: July 14 –July 21

This forecast period starts off with a rather strong upper-level low tracking across southern and central Manitoba. Fortunately for us, this low doesn’t look as though it will linger as they tended to do this spring; it should move out by Thursday. Thursday will see a mix of sun and clouds, with western areas seeing

SPRAYcast Manitoba Is On The Web, Ready To Use

SPRAYcast Manitoba Location: 49.36Nm -98.24W Boom Height: 1.2 metres (4 feet) This is an advisory based on the available weather forecast. Operators must always conform to both label and actual conditions in the field at time of application. Do not use the advisory to spray under conditions that are prohibited by local, provincial or federal


Rain Falls, Market Uncertainty Rises

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. ICE Futures Canada canola contracts bounced around within a narrow range during the week ended June 4, ending with small gains in the nearby July contract, but losses in the new-crop months. Weather worries grew across the Prairies, providing some

Wanted: Accurate Farm Weather Forecasts

It would be great to have even longer-range forecasts with reasonable accuracy, but I’m not convinced that is possible. Talking about the weather is a Canadian pastime and an obsession among grain producers. There’s been a lot to talk about this spring, with a big low-pressure system often following close on the heels of the


CWB Launches WeatherFarm

“This is the future of weather information.” – Ian Whi Te Farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the weather, now have free online access to Canada’s largest private weather network, with more than 700 real-time reporting weather stations across the West. WeatherFarm ( is a collaboration between the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and WeatherBug, an American-based

Grain Markets Looking To USDA Report

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oi l s e e d prices at the ICE Canada futures market closed the week ended Aug. 7 mixed with canola higher. Canola posted moderate gains on the week in the wake of big advances in