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Prairie Forecast Update: Manitoba in retrograde

Issued Oct. 7, covering Oct. 7-11

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If you have followed my forecasts over the years, you will know that the term retrograde is almost always associated with bad weather. Well, an area of low pressure about to come on shore over Eastern Canada is expected to retrograde, or move westward, ending up around James Bay by Monday or Tuesday. How will
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather Vane

Let’s remember that warm, dry September

OUTLOOK | The various weather models lean toward near-average precipitation ahead

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I know I say this nearly every month, but wow, did that last month go fast! Maybe it was all the nice warm weather we saw across much of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and even into Alberta. Before we do our monthly look back and then peer ahead to see what the last three months of the
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Weather

Prairie Forecast: Building western ridge to bring warming trend

Issued Oct. 4, covering Oct. 4-10

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Last week’s weather forecast played out close to what the weather models were predicting. Western regions saw cooler-than-average temperatures move in, while eastern regions saw a brief return to summer-like temperatures. This pattern was a response to an area of low pressure that spun up over the central U.S. during the second half of the
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Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Wet weather for southern Manitoba, southeastern Saskatchewan

Update issued Oct. 2, covering Oct. 2-4

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The strong area of low pressure that the weather models have been forecasting to impact the eastern half of the Prairies on Tuesday and Wednesday is starting to take shape. The latest model runs show the low pushing northward into western Manitoba early on Tuesday morning and then moving off toward northwestern Ontario by late
New South Wales Rural Fire Service firefighters walk through a hazard reduction burn in Sydney, Australia, Sept. 10.
News

Fire risk rages Down Under

Australia declares El Niño as heat wave sparks bushfire concerns

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Strong winds and a rare, intense heat wave early in the Southern Hemisphere’s spring fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia’s southeast in the second-last week of September. Authorities issued extreme fire danger warnings Sept. 20 for the greater Sydney region, home to more than five million people. More than 600 firefighters and emergency personnel were
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Weather Vane

Early-spring and late-fall frosts

The Winnipeg area may see a record-long frost-free stretch this year

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It’s time to talk about fall frost and the length of this year’s frost-free season. So far, most areas of agricultural Manitoba have not yet experienced frost – or have they? Data for major centres shows a number of locations came close to frost on Sept. 12, and I found 10 to 15 locations did
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Crops, Markets, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Soy, corn trade watch harvest weather

USDA to publish quarterly stocks data Friday

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MarketsFarm — Harvest operations for soybeans and corn are in their early stages, with seasonal selling pressure likely to limit any upside potential in the futures markets over the next few weeks. However, both commodities have found nearby support on the other side keeping values rangebound overall. The U.S. soybean harvest was 12 per cent
File photo of autumn colours around Lake Diefenbaker in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. (Nancy Anderson/iStock/Getty Images)
Weather

Prairie Forecast: Summer tries to hang on

Issued Sept. 27, covering Sept. 27 to Oct. 4

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For being this far into fall, the weather models have been surprisingly accurate. Heck, I didn’t even need to send an update for the last issue! Not sure if I can be as optimistic for this forecast period, as we are moving deeper into fall and starting to see the first hints of winter trying
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Forages, Livestock

For cattle producers, the time to attack Canada thistle is now

A herbicide application after a hard frost can hit the noxious weed where it lives

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Of all the weeds beef producers should focus on, Canada thistle is high on the list. Livestock avoid the prickly plant and it’s estimated to cost Canadian ag and forestry $7.5 billion in lost revenue annually. Fall control on pasture might be one of the most effective tools in stopping growth of the weed, said one industry

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