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Unharvested soybeans on a cold winter morning.
Other, Weather

Fall frosts and the frost-free season

The number on your thermometer may not accurately reflect what’s happening on the ground

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Every year around this time the weather discussion starts to centre around the first fall frost. Some years, when we see an early-fall frost, the topic is at the forefront of conversations. This year, with only a couple of locations experiencing a fall frost as of Sept. 25, there hasn’t been much discussion. The first
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Mild and dry weather returns

Issued September 25, 2017: Covering the period from September 27 to October 4

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Over the last week or so we saw our first period of unsettled wet weather in a long time. The forecasted system brought some late-season thunderstorms to several regions late last Friday. We then saw another area of light rainfall move through on Sunday. This second system was forecast to stay well to our south,
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Expect more unsettled but mild weather

Issued September 18, 2017: Covering the period from September 20 to 27

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The first part of last week’s forecast played out fairly close to what the weather models predicted. The main area of low pressure and the associated rainfall moved through our region late last Friday. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on your perspective, the main rainfall stayed to our south and east, with most areas seeing between
Other, Weather

A summer of average temperatures

Manitoba also saw a low number of significantly heavy rain events this summer

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As we hit the second full week of September there has been another Category 4 hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland; this time it was hurricane Irma. Irma made landfall near Marco Island, Florida early on Sept. 10. While the damage inflicted by Irma looks to be significant, the storm will not bring the torrential
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Continued warm, but wetter

Issued September 11, 2017: Covering the period from September 13 to 20

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The weather models were surprisingly accurate over the last week or two, thanks in part to a fairly persistent ridge of high pressure. For this forecast period it looks like we will see a shift in our overall weather pattern. The question is whether this will be a temporary shift or a more permanent one.
U.S. researchers hope canola plants will show how plants react to early drought stress.
Did you know?, News, Oilseeds

Researchers eye canola for drought insight

Looking at the plants’ day and night cycles is shedding light on 
how plants respond to moisture stress

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Your canola crop could hold the key to understanding how plants react to drought stress. That’s according to researchers at Dartmouth University who are looking at how early drought stress affects brassica rapa. The research, recently published in the journal eLife, looks at the full day and night cycle of the plants to see how
Farmers are reporting bumper yields early this harvest season, despite a drier-than-normal growing season.
Crops, Local news, Weather

Bumper yields reported despite dry growing season

Manitoba’s harvest is off to a strong start with good weather and surprisingly good early yields

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Despite a drier-than-normal growing season some Manitoba farmers are surprised — and delighted — by better-than-expected yields. “I figured my wheat would do 50 or 60 (bushels an acre) and then a month went by and I felt it might do a little bit better than that,” Starbuck farmer Chuck Fossay said in an interview
Dr. Nasir Javed of the University of Manitoba presents first-year findings from the cold-tolerance corn nursery at Carberry’s Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre during an Aug. 16 field day.
Crops, Weather

Cold tolerance and disease resistance in corn tested

Trials at Carberry’s Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre are putting corn hybrids 
to the test under Manitoba conditions

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New corn genetics are targeting cold tolerance and Goss’s wilt resistance at Carberry’s Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre. The site’s field trials this year include three corn nurseries, part of a five-year hybridization program which involves the province, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Manitoba Corn Growers Association and the University of Manitoba. “The fundamental thing is
Excess moisture and rain has seen as much as 95 per cent of cropland in and around The Pas sit idle this crop season.
Crops, Local news

Province may cap drainage funding in Pasquia

Province could pull 
plug on pumping in 
The Pas, pushing costs on to producers and municipal government

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Rod Berezowecki points to a canola field as though he’s spotted a unicorn. “That’s one of only a couple,” explains the reeve and farmer, who represents the Rural Municipality of Kelsey. “Almost nothing was seeded.” While it’s not unusual to have wet springs in the region, Berezowecki said the impact of excess moisture this year
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Temperatures overall remaining warm

Issued August 28, 2017: Covering the period from August 30 to September 6

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Last week’s forecast quickly fell apart as two small but significant upper lows travelled across our region. The second of these upper lows moved through last Wednesday and brought with it some very cool temperatures. By Thursday morning temperatures in some localities dropped very close to the freezing point, giving us the first taste of

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