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Mature winter wheat. (Allan Dawson photo)

Prairie winter wheat conditions no cause for alarm, yet

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 13, 2018

CNS Canada — While it’s been a cold winter with little snow cover, there is still hope for the Prairies’ winter wheat crop as soil temperatures haven’t hit danger levels yet. “I checked the soil temperatures this morning across the Prairies and most of the soils are about -10 C and winter wheat at this

Crops, Weather

Farmers Edge to use data to edge into insurance sector

By GFM Network News, Leeann Minogue February 13, 2018

Farmers Edge has signed a four-year agreement with global reinsurance company PartnerRe to bring precision farming technology together with ag insurance. Under the agreement announced this week, the two companies plan to work together to develop new insurance products for the agricultural market. While Canadian farmers have access to government-run, subsidized crop insurance programs, as

Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Jan. 31. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Weather

La Nina seen likely to fade by spring

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 8, 2018

Reuters — The current La Nina weather cycle is likely to transition into more neutral conditions by spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said Thursday. La Nina is characterized by unusually cold ocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean and is linked with floods and droughts. It is the opposite phase of what is known

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Will warm weather return next week?

Issued February 5, 2018: Covering the period from February 7 to February 14

By Daniel Bezte February 8, 2018

The arctic vortex deepened and took up position just north of Hudson Bay as expected last week, which resulted in a return to cold temperatures across all of Manitoba. The only part of the forecast that was a little off was the occasional dusting of snow that preceded each new area of high pressure that

Crops, Weather

Adverse weather slows West Coast grain movement

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team February 7, 2018

Adverse weather at Canada’s West Coast is causing a backup of vessels waiting to load grain, according to the latest weekly Grain Monitoring Program performance update compiled by Quorum Corp. A total of 30 ships were waiting in Vancouver as of Sunday, which compares with the year-to-date average of 22, according to the report. A

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Warm January, cold February?

Prevailing patterns should make it easy for arctic high pressure to migrate south

By Daniel Bezte February 6, 2018

As the first month of 2018 comes to a close I am stuck trying to figure out what I should write about. By the time you are reading this it will be past the end of the month, so the article should be the usual monthly summary and look ahead. After all, if I wait

Forages, Livestock, Weather

Saskatchewan, B.C. areas up for livestock tax deferrals

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 6, 2018

Livestock producers in several more parched municipalities in Saskatchewan and British Columbia will be able to defer income from sales of animals on their 2017 tax returns. The federal government on Tuesday announced its final list of designated regions for 2017, including 20 more municipalities in Saskatchewan and seven in British Columbia. The initial list,

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Wheat lower on technicals, better weather

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen February 5, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures fell to a one-week low on Monday on technical selling and an improving weather outlook, including beneficial moisture in parts of the Midwest winter wheat belt, analysts said. Soybean futures set a two-week low on forecasts for much-needed moisture in parts of Argentina, and corn sagged as well.

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: We’re heading back into the deep freeze

Issued January 29, 2018: Covering the period from January 31 to February 7

By Daniel Bezte February 1, 2018

Last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models had predicted. Most areas did see some snow last Friday and early Saturday, with snowfall totals ranging from a dusting up to about seven cm. Colder air moved in behind the low as expected Sunday and Monday, before a brief warm-up on Tuesday

Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Markets, Weather

Prairie mustard acreage depends on spring moisture

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

CNS Canada — The 2018 mustard crop in Western Canada could hit half a million acres according to an industry expert, but he cautions that number could be much lower if dry soil conditions persist until spring. In 2017, there were 385,000 acres of mustard seed planted in Western Canada, down from 525,000 acres in

Daily Network News

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Weather

Prairie winter wheat conditions no cause for alarm, yet

Farmers Edge to use data to edge into insurance sector

La Nina seen likely to fade by spring

Forecast: Will warm weather return next week?

Adverse weather slows West Coast grain movement

Warm January, cold February?

Saskatchewan, B.C. areas up for livestock tax deferrals

U.S. grains: Wheat lower on technicals, better weather

Forecast: We’re heading back into the deep freeze

Prairie mustard acreage depends on spring moisture

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