Reading Time: 5 minutes We all know the feeling. There are times when farming can seem relentless. There’s another decision to make, another conversation to have, and always another job waiting to get done. Even so, if you or someone on your farm feels like you’re getting burned out, consider it for what it probably is — a signal […] Read more
For the fun of it!
[The Rent Shake-Up: Management] Prioritizing fun is good for you and your family, and also great for your farm
Prairie forecast: Very warm west, mild but a little unsettled east
Issued March 13, covering March 13 to 20
Reading Time: 3 minutes The cold weather has also been replaced by above average temperatures. The question I have been hearing the most is--has spring arrived or is there still a bit of winter left to be felt?
Precipitation does little for Prairie drought relief
Most areas dryer than a year ago, drought monitor shows
Reading Time: 2 minutes While much of the Prairies received above-normal amounts of precipitation during the month of February, the additional moisture did little to alleviate dry conditions according to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM).
Editor’s Note: meet the new renters
Reading Time: 2 minutes By and large, Canada’s farmers have adapted to all the changes in farmland renting over the past several decades. This is very good news because a lot more change is coming. Not everything is perfect in today’s rental markets. There is never enough land, for one thing. And there’s never a perfect way — or, […] Read more
Prairie forecast: Stormy start in the east, warming in the west
Issued March 6, covering March 6 to 13, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes After what was probably the biggest storm system of the winter, it looks like this forecast period will see a break from the active weather for the most part.
Prairie forecast: Storm system heads for southern Prairies
Updates forecast issued Feb. 29, covering Feb. 29 to March 6, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutes The weather models have come into fairly good agreement for the storm system forecasted to impact much of the southern prairies over the next 24 to 48 hours. An area of low pressure is developing over Wyoming with an inverted trough stretching northwestwards.
Warm spring in the forecast for most of Canada
Moisture predicted to be normal across most of the country
Reading Time: < 1 minute All of Canada, aside from Yukon and parts of the Northwest Territories are expected to see warmer than normal temperatures over the next three months, according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment and Climate Change Canada, released Feb. 28.
Companies in Ukraine see problems pile up, but most tough it out
Blockades, capital controls, insurance costs weigh on companies
Reading Time: 4 minutes German supermarket chain Metro and its 3,400 employees in Ukraine have worked hard to get their business back to where it was before Russia's full-scale invasion two years ago.
Fading El Niño to be replaced by La Niña: The Weather Network
Warmer than normal temperatures expected to continue on the Prairies
Reading Time: 2 minutes Fading El Niño weather patterns will be replaced by La Niña conditions heading into the summer, according to the latest seasonal forecast from The Weather Network.
Prairie forecast: More much-needed moisture expected
Issued Feb. 29, covering Feb. 29 to March 6, 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutes Cold Arctic air has invaded the Prairies much to many people’s surprise. We have gotten so used to mild spring-like weather that some people may be put off that winter has returned. For those who read my last column, this type of weather shouldn't be surprising since we are now moving into what can be the snowiest time of the year.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
