Manitoba’s first hay cut of 2025 isn’t huge by initial counts, but things are worse farther west in the Prairies
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First Manitoba hay harvest short
Manitoba’s first hay cut of 2025 isn’t great by initial counts, but things are worse farther west in the Prairies
Slow emergence in Manitoba soybean acres
Early seeded soybeans in Manitoba were slow to break ground in 2025
Early seeded soybean crops in Manitoba have been slow to grow so far in 2025.
Saskatchewan crops in need of rain: report
Intense storms cause some damage
Isolated showers across Saskatchewan during the week ended June 16 brought welcome moisture, but "a good general rain is needed to help push crop development and ensure the crop doesn't begin to deteriorate in condition," said the latest provincial crop report released June 19.
Prairie weather could mean higher prices
Lack of rainfall is putting some snap into new crop canola contracts
A number of factors including climbing crude oil prices and likey biofuel policy changes in the U.S. are driving canola futures contracts higher.
Unsettled weather for Prairies
Temperatures to be a little below normal
The weather situation on the Canadian Prairies will likely become unsettled when moving deeper into June, said Scott Kehler, chief scientist for Weatherlogics.
How smoke changes weather
A lot of variables come into play while trying to understand this interplay
Daniel Bezte column on the complex interaction of wildfire smoke and weather.
Smoke in the air impacts Manitoba spray season
Wildfire smoke across Western Canada could complicate weed control, impacting how well plants take up herbicides and increasing the risk of spray drift
Wildfire smoke across Western Canada could complicate weed control, impacting how well plants take up herbicides and increasing the risk of spray drift.
Prairie forecast: Summer pattern making forecast difficult
Forecast issued June 4, covering June 4-11, 2025
We start this forecast period off with an area of low pressure over far northern Manitoba that is slowly moving off into Hudson Bay. To the west, an area of low pressure is developing over the Yukon which is helping to develop a weak ridge of high pressure over Alberta. Over southern Saskatchewan and Manitoba weak high pressure is in place.
What we know about how wildfire smoke affects Prairie crops
Impacts depend on smoke quantity, plant progress, surrounding weather conditions
Prairie farmers don't have to go far right now to see and feel the effects of smoke in the atmosphere — but what their crops will experience this year is a more complicated matter.
Canadian Prairies brace for hot and dry summer
Western Canada saw a scorching spring with little rain, and weather models suggest summer 2025 will bring more of the same
Western Canada saw a scorching spring with little rain. Weather models suggest summer 2025 will be equally hot and dry.
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