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WeatherFarm’s map for percentage of normal rainfall for the period of Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 2014. For more precipitation, high/low temperature and CHU maps for the Prairies visit WeatherFarm.com.
Crops, Reuters, Weather

Rain bogs down Prairies’ wheat, canola harvests

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters — Rain has bogged down Western Canada’s harvest of canola, spring wheat and other crops, while cool temperatures slowed the growth of crops that need to mature before the first significant frost. Most of southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta have received rain recently, with Manitoba’s Red River valley among the hardest hit […] Read more
Brown mustard. (Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Weather

Mustard crops look good, harvest underway in SW Sask.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Canada’s mustard crop is seen to be in a good state right now as harvesting begins in some areas of the country. “I think harvest has started in the southwest part of Saskatchewan. That’s the earliest start because they were the first to get in the fields,” said Walter Dyck of Olds […] Read more
Crops, Reuters, Weather

California plan for water tunnels violates environmental rules: EPA

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A California plan to bore two massive water tunnels under the fragile Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta hit a barrier this week when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said the plan could violate the federal Clean Water Act and further degrade the delta’s ecosystem. The decision is the latest in a series of setbacks for […] Read more
Crops, Pulses, Weather

Manitoba beans progressing well, late harvest seen

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Manitoba edible bean crops have been progressing well over the past few weeks — but not enough, it seems, to push harvest back up to normal time slots. “The harvest is going to be a little later than normal,” said Francois Labelle, interim executive director for the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association. “It […] Read more
(Lisa Guenther photo)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grains: Rain forecast weighs on corn, soy, wheat futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybeans closed lower on Friday, flirting with contract lows on forecasts for rain that boosted confidence of bumper harvests for both crops this fall. The weather outlook, which called for rains across broad stretches of U.S. growing areas, also weighed on wheat futures as farmers prepared for seeding […] Read more
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Recently-seeded Argentine wheat threatened by rain

Reading Time: < 1 minute Buenos Aires | Reuters — Heavy rains in Argentina’s farm belt over recent days have increased the risk of wheat crop loss, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said in its weekly crop progress report Thursday. Wheat in the South American grains powerhouse is planted mostly in May through July and harvested November through January. The […] Read more
Heavy rain over the weekend of Aug. 23 left some crops lodged, such as this field of wheat near Altamont, Man. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)
Crops, Weather

Weekend rain helps, hinders Prairie crops

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Large amounts of rain were seen over the weekend in some parts of the Prairies — good for some crops, but not so good for others. According to Environment Canada, southern Saskatchewan saw high rainfall totals over the weekend with Cypress Hills Park receiving 78.2 millimetres of rain; Val Marie, 66.1 mm; […] Read more
A depleted reservoir in California. It’s estimate drought has cost the state $2.2 billion. Photo: Thinkstock
Reuters, Weather

How dry is it? It’s so dry that…

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — A drought has robbed the U.S. West of 63 trillion gallons (238 trillion litres) of water, and with all that weight off the land the ground in the region has risen by several millimetres, according to a study released on Thursday. The findings by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Cool weather headed to Prairies, not likely to damage crops

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– Cooler temperatures and precipitation are on their way for parts of the Prairies this week, but producers have little to worry about as weather specialists say it won’t hang around long enough to damage crops. “There’s a storm system for Friday and Saturday (August 22 and 23) which looks a little ominous […] Read more

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