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Winter cereal growers in holding pattern as clouds loom

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CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta are limiting winter cereal seeding so far, as farmers wait for rain. But that’s not the best strategy, according to Cordon Geisam, the southern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta territorial manager for FP Genetics, a Regina-based seed company that deals in fall rye hybrids.
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Continued warm, but wetter

Issued September 11, 2017: Covering the period from September 13 to 20

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The weather models were surprisingly accurate over the last week or two, thanks in part to a fairly persistent ridge of high pressure. For this forecast period it looks like we will see a shift in our overall weather pattern. The question is whether this will be a temporary shift or a more permanent one.
Crop Report, Crops, Local news, Weather

Spring cereal harvest nears end, soybeans, corn, sunflowers quickly maturing

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 11

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Harvest continues across the province, with spring cereal harvest nearing completion in most areas. Harvest has started in soybeans, flax, and silage corn. Warm, dry conditions continue to quickly advance soybeans, corn, and sunflowers. Dry conditions continue across the province, dry dugouts have been reported. Click here for the Crop Weather Report for the week
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Weather

Irma whips orange trees, shuts meat plants

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Chicago | Reuters — Hurricane Irma stripped oranges from trees and prompted Tyson Foods to shut meat plants in Florida and Georgia on Monday to keep workers safe. Tyson, the biggest U.S. meat company, hopes to resume normal operations soon at chicken plants it shuttered in Cumming, Dawson and Vienna, Ga., and at a beef
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Crops, Weather

Feds step in to restore rail service to Churchill

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CNS Canada — The federal government says it’s prepared to restore rail service to Hudson Bay at Churchill, Man. The Hudson Bay Railway, running from The Pas to Churchill, was closed in the spring of 2017 after flooding damaged multiple sections of the route to the northern Manitoba community. U.S. rail operator OmniTrax, the line’s
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Little taste of fall, then back to summer

Issued September 1, 2017: Covering the period from September 6 to 13

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Last week’s forecast played out pretty close to what the weather models had predicted. For this forecast period, confidence levels are not very high due to an earlier-than-usual deadline because of the long weekend. That said, the weather models have been fairly consistent with their predictions over the last couple of days, with only the
Farmers are reporting bumper yields early this harvest season, despite a drier-than-normal growing season.
Crops, Local news, Weather

Bumper yields reported despite dry growing season

Manitoba’s harvest is off to a strong start with good weather and surprisingly good early yields

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Despite a drier-than-normal growing season some Manitoba farmers are surprised — and delighted — by better-than-expected yields. “I figured my wheat would do 50 or 60 (bushels an acre) and then a month went by and I felt it might do a little bit better than that,” Starbuck farmer Chuck Fossay said in an interview
(NHC.noaa.gov)
Weather

From sugar mills to hog farms, U.S. agriculture braces for Irma

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Chicago/New York | Reuters — Hurricane Irma sent farmers and food companies scrambling to protect processing facilities, farm fields and animal herds in the south and southeastern parts of the U.S. on Wednesday. Florida sugar and citrus processors rushed to secure rail cars and equipment that could be crushed, blocked or turned into flying projectiles.

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