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Drought expands across western Prairies

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm November 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — Drought conditions expanded across Alberta and Saskatchewan in October, with very little precipitation across the agricultural regions of the two provinces since August. That’s according to the latest Canadian Drought Monitor from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, as of Oct. 31. At the end of that month, 72 per cent of the Prairie region

News, Weather

Waterlogged Australian wheat crop faces extensive quality downgrades

Around half of wheat on east coast may be downgraded, industry analysts say

By Naveen Thukral, Sonali Paul November 15, 2022

Reuters – Flooding and excessive rains across key parts of Australia’s wheat growing areas have resulted in extensive damage to what was expected to be a record high quality crop, exacerbating concerns over world food supplies. A lower quality crop in Australia, the world’s No. 2 supplier of wheat, comes as dryness in North America

Weather, Weather Vane

When does winter start?

What defines the beginning of our winter and how long was our growing season?

By Daniel Bezte November 14, 2022

It is a little late in the fall for this, but I have finally crunched the numbers on length of the frost-free season across the Prairies this year. And with winter knocking on our doors, it is also time to examine when we should normally expect to see winter arrive. Listed below is this year’s

Overland flooding east of Roseisle around the junction of PR 245 and PR 240 on April 30, 2022.

News, Other

Province says closed means closed

Bill 46 would make closed roads legally enforceable by police

By Alexis Stockford November 14, 2022

Anyone driving on a closed road in Manitoba may soon be courting a ticket. Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk says Bill 46, which would amend the Highway Traffic Act, will bring Manitoba in line with British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan. Drivers can already be prosecuted for driving on a closed road in those

U.S. special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry and Agriculture Sectretary Tom Vilsack applaud U.S. President Joe Biden’s speech at the COP27 climate summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on Nov. 11, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Weather

Farm climate innovation commitments at COP27 double to US$8 billion

Agriculture could outpace other industries to net zero: Vilsack

By GFM Network News November 12, 2022

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | Reuters — An initiative led by the United States and the United Arab Emirates to help agriculture adapt to climate change and reduce emissions through innovation has doubled investment commitments to US$8 billion and extended its reach, it said on Friday. The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) was

Weather, Weather Vane

Lots of disagreement on early winter weather predictions

Depending on what model you’re looking at, it’s anyone’s guess this winter

By Daniel Bezte November 9, 2022

I keep promising to take a final look at this year’s frost data, but here we are at the end of another month. Though there are a couple days left in October as I write this, by the time you read it we will already be a couple of days into November. If I wait

File photo of a snow-topped field in Alberta. (Don White/iStock/Getty Images)

Livestock, Weather

Cold, snowy start seen to Prairies’ winter

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 8, 2022

MarketsFarm — Although the official calendar start to winter isn’t until Dec. 21, conditions on the Canadian Prairies are now winter-like, according to Weatherlogics chief scientist Scott Kehler. “For the month of November, it looks like we’re off to a cold start for most of the Prairies. The western Prairies… had quite a significant winter

Gary Millershaski, a farmer and scout on the Wheat Quality Council’s Kansas wheat tour, inspects winter wheat stunted by drought near Syracuse, Kansas, this past spring. Worries are already mounting there may be a repeat.

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U.S. winter wheat farmers plant into dust

Analysts say despite historically high prices for time of year, acreage could fall

By Julie Ingwersen October 31, 2022

Reuters – With planting roughly halfway complete, as of Oct. 17, the 2023 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is already being hobbled by drought in the heart of the southern Plains, wheat experts said. Planting plans may be scaled back in the U.S. breadbasket despite historically high prices for this time of year, reflecting

Crops, News

Australian wheat crop quality at risk due to heavy rains

By Naveen Thukral October 24, 2022

Reuters – Widespread rains in Australia’s eastern grain producing states are likely to downgrade quality of the wheat crop, which is scheduled to be harvested at the end of the year, traders and analysts said. Wheat quality reductions in Australia are set to deepen concerns over global food supplies, with the world heading toward the

Gary Millershaski, a farmer and scout on the Wheat Quality Council’s Kansas wheat tour, inspects winter wheat stunted by drought near Syracuse, about 170 km west of Dodge City, on May 18, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Julie Ingwersen)

Crops, Weather

U.S. winter wheat growers seed into dust as Plains drought persists

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen October 17, 2022

Chicago | Reuters — With seeding roughly halfway complete, the 2023 U.S. hard red winter wheat crop is already being hobbled by drought in the heart of the southern Plains, wheat experts said. Seeding plans may be scaled back in the U.S. breadbasket despite historically high prices for this time of year, reflecting rising global

Daily Network News

Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist

Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026

Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada

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