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Is your flooding checklist ready to go?

From feed caches to clean water supply, producers should think about how to weather flooding this spring

By North Dakota State University May 1, 2023

Spring flood risk is back and it’s time for at-risk ranchers to implement plans for accessible feed and livestock assistance if water starts to rise. Options may include safety in enclosed structures, higher pasture ground, evacuation to higher ground or relocation to local alternatives such as an auction barn or fairgrounds. “Beef cattle out on

A relatively mild winter could mean good survival for winter cereals headed into spring.

Crops, News

Winter cereals ready to check

A mild winter and adequate snow cover likely means they’re OK, but you’ll need to find out for sure

By Don Norman April 24, 2023

With the melt in full swing, it’s time to check whether winter cereals are still viable. Lionel Kaskiw, a crop production extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says one of the main concerns regarding survival is the temperature at crown depth. It’s critical for winter wheat, says Kaskiw. “Soil temperatures need to be -20 C or

Sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies in degrees Celsius over the tropical Pacific Ocean for the week centred on April 12, 2023. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Weather

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns

New record highs 'more likely than not'

By GFM Network News, Kate Abnett April 20, 2023

Brussels | Reuters — The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers global

Outages in the wake of Eastern Canada’s early April ice storm led to delays of the CFIA’s digital import declaration system.

News, Weather

Ice storm bottlenecks CFIA import system

Outages led to a temporary backlog of digital declaration paperwork awaiting processing

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 20, 2023

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency was among the victims of an ice storm that struck Eastern Canada in early April. On April 6, the national agency announced it was experiencing delays in processing import declarations. The CFIA’s systems were functional, users of the online portal were told, and Canadians were urged to continue submitting information

ICE July 2023 canola with Bollinger bands (20,2). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Weather to influence canola price movement

Short-covering seen supporting front months for now

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 19, 2023

MarketsFarm — Canola contracts on the ICE Futures platform held relatively rangebound during the week ended Wednesday, trading within a $20 per tonne range in most months as market participants wait to get a better handle on new-crop prospects. “There’s some concern developing on seeding delays,” said Jamie Wilton of RJ O’Brien in Winnipeg, adding

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Earth’s energy budget needs to balance

Meteorology 101: The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon, but it’s been ‘enhanced’

By Daniel Bezte April 19, 2023

In the last class of Meteorology 101, we looked at how heat moves around by examining conduction, convection, advection and latent heat transfer. This week we will explore the Earth’s energy balance, or what is often referred to as our energy budget. First, let’s look at the greenhouse effect. It’s a topic that gets some

High moisture content from last fall has heightened Manitoba’s flood situation.

News, Other, Weather

Tracking the spring thaw

Late storms have not shifted flood forecasts much, with the Red River Valley already at high risk

By Don Norman April 17, 2023

The province’s flood outlook as of April 11 wasn’t much different from expectations in late March, although Timi Ojo, agriculture meteorology specialist for Manitoba Agriculture, said early April snowstorms made matters worse. There is high risk of a major flood in the Red River Valley between Emerson and Winnipeg, according to Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s

File photo of a soybean field in Argentina. (Federico Weyland/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Vast tracts of drought-hit Argentine soy fields seen going unharvested

Yet more cuts to production possible

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 14, 2023

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Argentina’s Buenos Aires grains exchange on Thursday said farmers would likely leave large tracts of soy fields unharvested due to damage from a historic drought, which could lead to more cuts to its 25 million-tonne production forecast. Argentina is the world’s top exporter of soybean oil and meal, but its

Whether El Nino arrives by mid-year or later could have varying impacts for global crops.

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Weather awaits next trend

La Nina has departed, but timing of El Nino’s potential arrival remains unclear

By Karen Braun April 11, 2023

Reuters – La Nina has officially fizzled after a near three-year stand, setting the stage for El Nino’s possible entrance later this year. The timing of that is not yet settled, but whether El Nino arrives by mid-year or later could have varying impacts for global crops. In mid-March, sea surface temperatures across the equatorial

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

A bit of convectional wisdom

When solar energy becomes heat, the air rapidly begins to move around

By Daniel Bezte April 5, 2023

At the time of this writing, there were just a few more days before being officially done with three types of winter seasons: It is almost time to look back at this past winter to see how it stacked up, but first let’s look at how energy is transferred around our little planet. This topic

Daily Network News

Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada

CFIA updates plant protection regulations

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease after gains driven by Black Sea jitters

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