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Global warming and manufactured doubt

Debate in peer-reviewed science about human-induced warming has been over for ages

By Daniel Bezte February 22, 2017

Several years ago, Weather Underground’s co-founder Jeff Masters wrote a blog about the manufactured doubt industry, how and when it was created, and how it now plays into the current global warming or climate change controversy. At the time I emailed Jeff Masters asking permission to use some of the information from his blog in

A rail car from SGCC’s fleet. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Warm Saskatchewan weather spells early load limits

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 22, 2017

A long spell of spring-like weather in Saskatchewan’s southwest has softened roads to the point where winter weights are about to be removed. Increased winter weights will end in southwestern Saskatchewan, including several major roads and 70 rural municipalities, starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday (Feb. 24), the provincial highways department announced Wednesday. Affected roads will

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan approves largest multi-farm drainage plan

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 20, 2017

Saskatchewan’s provincial Water Security Agency has signed off on what it describes as the largest single agricultural drainage project in the province’s history, with more projects of a similar scale to come. The province announced Thursday it has issued a single approval for 73 landowners in the province’s southeast to set up an “organized and

Crops, Weather

Japan feedmakers to tap corn stocks after U.S. supply disruption

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 16, 2017

Tokyo | Reuters — Japan’s feedmakers are expected to tap the country’s emergency stockpiles of corn as inventories decline to critically low levels due to a delay in shipments from the U.S. Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to approve the measure after heavy storms in the northwestern U.S. caused lengthy delays to

Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warm, with a chance of rain

Issued February 13, 2017 – Covering the period from February 15 to February 22, 2017

By Daniel Bezte February 16, 2017

Timing of weather systems ended up being an issue with last week’s forecast. We did see a system late last week give a general five cm of snow to a good part of southern and central Manitoba, but it came through a day earlier than forecast. The second low slid quickly through central regions as

Crops, Weather

Large number of vessels waiting to load at West Coast

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 16, 2017

CNS Canada — A large backlog of ships is waiting to load grain at Canada’s West Coast due to a combination of poor weather, early arrivals and railroad logistical issues. The Port of Vancouver lineup included 26 vessels as of Tuesday, according to the latest weekly report from the federal Grain Monitoring Program administered by

Melting glaciers are a clear sign of climate change and global warming

Weather

Jumping off the global warming fence

If we take action now, the worst that happens is we clean up our planet

By Daniel Bezte February 15, 2017

Over the years, some weather articles I’ve written have provoked or inspired various amounts of comments. What surprised me was the number of emails I received about the top weather events from around the world in 2016. What was surprising, in particular, was that several of the emails accused me of leaning too heavily toward

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Weather

‘Mini-harvest’ likely to weigh on feed grains

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin February 14, 2017

CNS Canada –– Seasonal lows in the Western Canadian feed grain market may stick around longer than normal this year, as the industry awaits the abnormal spring harvest of those fields left to overwinter this year. “The seasonals are fairly consistent,” said Jim Beusekom of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, adding “we usually see the

It may be necessary to manually remove some snow from rooftops after several heavy snowfalls.

Local news, Weather

Be aware of snow buildup on rooftops

Too much snow can cause roof collapse and the conditions are ripe for it this winter

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 13, 2017

The Office of the Fire Commissioner is reminding Manitobans to keep an eye on their roofs this winter. Heavy snowfalls this winter mean there’s a “greatly increased” risk of roof collapse this winter, the provincial agency said in a recent news release. There have been several recent incidents of buildings suffering either partial or a

BNSF crews clear track near Lemmon, S.D., about 300 km northeast of Rapid City, in late December 2016. (BNSF.com)

Crops, Weather

Snow, avalanches, rain delay grain movement to U.S. ports

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 10, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Severe winter weather has slowed rail deliveries of crops to shippers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, sending freight rates soaring and prompting Asian buyers to seek fill-in loads as they wait for the backlog at ports to clear. Blizzards, avalanches and heavy rain in recent weeks have hit transport of corn,

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

Weather

Global warming and manufactured doubt

Warm Saskatchewan weather spells early load limits

Saskatchewan approves largest multi-farm drainage plan

Japan feedmakers to tap corn stocks after U.S. supply disruption

Forecast: Warm, with a chance of rain

Large number of vessels waiting to load at West Coast

Jumping off the global warming fence

‘Mini-harvest’ likely to weigh on feed grains

Be aware of snow buildup on rooftops

Snow, avalanches, rain delay grain movement to U.S. ports

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