Weather & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator

U.S. grains: Corn, soy slip on improved U.S. weather, Greece jitters

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek July 6, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures dropped on Monday as lighter-than-expected U.S. rainfall eased fears about soggy Midwest crops while worries over Greece and China led investors to shun many commodity markets. Corn prices pulled back from 2015 highs notched last week after heavy Midwest rains raised crop concerns and following a

Not much late-afternoon sun was penetrating the smoke in the skies Thursday in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Smoke provides cover to dry Sask. fields, real clouds preferred

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus July 3, 2015

CNS Canada –– Over 100 forest fires burning in northern Saskatchewan — and the resulting smoke cover — may be bringing a little relief from dryness to growers further south. But silver linings are tarnished at best, as a dry outlook for July means the province won’t move past its drought concerns anytime soon. Forest

Cereals, Crops, Weather

Baking, parched fields set to trim EU wheat harvest

By GFM Network News, Gus Trompiz July 3, 2015

Paris | Reuters — A heatwave in Western Europe is adding to stress on wheat crops after a dry end to spring and reducing what had been very high yield potential only a month ago. Record temperatures for early July at around 40 C in parts of France unnerved traders in the European Union’s top

Frost and dry conditions have stressed pastures and forages in northwestern Saskatchewan. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Forages, Livestock, Weather

Guenther: Manage risks around weather-stressed pastures, forages

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther July 2, 2015

Mother Nature has dealt a weak hand to many northwestern Saskatchewan livestock producers this year as frost, a cool spring and dry weather have hit pastures and hay stands. But there are still a few strategies for producers to make the best — and avoid the worst — of what the weather has left them.

Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock, Weather

Sask. extends greenfeed seeding deadline

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 2, 2015

Livestock producers in parched areas of Saskatchewan now have until mid-month to seed insured acres to cereal greenfeed. The federal and provincial governments on Thursday announced an extension of Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp.’s deadline for seeding greenfeed to July 15, from June 30. Producers signed up for crop insurance will now be able to seed

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Weather uncertainty lifts corn to six-month peak

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume July 2, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn futures rose to a six-month peak on Thursday, adding to strong gains earlier in the week as adverse weather in parts of the U.S. Midwest and Western Europe threatened crops. Prices for soybeans and wheat were mixed as investors squared positions ahead of the U.S. Independence Day holiday weekend

Weather, Weather Vane

The old weather pattern returns

Issued: Monday, June 29, 2015 – Covering: July 2 – July 8, 2015

By Daniel Bezte July 2, 2015

Our overall weather pattern seems to have slipped back into the same general pattern that prevailed for much of the winter and spring. That pattern had a persistent ridge of high pressure over western North America and a trough of low pressure over eastern regions. We were stuck between these two main features and our

Crops, Weather

NW Sask. sees patchy canola, better cereals

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther July 1, 2015

Spring has been tough on many canola crops in northwestern Saskatchewan. “Canola — it’s kind of hit and miss. They’re just all over the place,” said Stephanie McMillan, an agronomist with AgriTeam Services at Glaslyn, Sask., about 90 km south of Meadow Lake. One field might have some plants at the two- to four-leaf stage,

Crops, Local news, Weather

VIDEO: Corn, soybean crops decimated by weekend hailstorm

By Allan Dawson June 30, 2015

Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson takes a close look at two fields near Roseisle and Miami, Man., and witnesses the devastating results of a vicious storm that struck the area on the afternoon of June 27.

Crops, Markets, Weather

CBOT weekly outlook: Weather seen steering soybeans

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus June 30, 2015

CNS Canada — CBOT soybean futures posted solid gains over the past week, coming to a five-and-a-half month high on Tuesday. Weather guided the soybean trade, rather than the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s acreage and stocks reports. John Weyer, co-director of the commercial hedge division at Walsh Trading, said soybeans came in near or above

Daily Network News

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