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East-central Alta. watershed group takes aim at water quality issues

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Water quality affects everyone, and that’s especially true in the Battle River watershed. "Unlike many other watersheds in Alberta that have headwaters in mountain regions, the Battle River watershed is Prairie fed and our headwaters are near 60 per cent of our population," said Sarah Skinner, watershed planning co-ordinator for the Battle River Watershed Alliance. […] Read more
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USDA sees U.S. soy crop easing tight world supply

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Reading Time: 3 minutes The U.S. soybean crop is much bigger than expected, helping to ease a worldwide supply squeeze, thanks to late-season rains that offset the impact of the worst drought in half a century, the U.S. government said Friday. In an report on crops around the world, the U.S. Agriculture Department raised its forecasts of global soybean, […] Read more
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U.S. drought shrinking, but not fast enough

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Snow and rain and cooler temperatures helped ease suffering in drought-stricken areas of the United States over the last week, though some areas saw conditions grow worse, according to a climatology report issued Thursday. Monster storm Sandy, which devastated the eastern United States with heavy rains and high winds, had little to no impact on […] Read more
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Dry fall in Western Canada has farmers worried about spring planting

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Western Canada’s fertile fields are parched due to below-normal rain this fall and with below-average to normal snowfall expected this winter farmers might see potentially unfavourable spring planting conditions.Most of the region’s farm belt across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba has had well-below normal precipitation during the past three months, ranging from less than 40 per […] Read more
Crops, Weather

Hail payouts total $280 million – final report for 2012

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Based on preliminary estimates, payouts to Prairie farmers for 2012 crop hail claims total roughly $280 million on 21,600 losses. A total of nearly $341 million was collected from producer premiums for an industry-wide loss ratio of just over 82 per cent. Disease and wind damage made it challenging for adjusters to determine the hail damage […] Read more
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Grains – soybeans fall on Brazil weather; U.S.. hurricane eyed

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Reading Time: 3 minutes U.S. soybean futures fell two per cent on Monday and appear headed for their biggest daily slide in almost a month due to long liquidation prompted by crop-friendly weather forecasts for top producer Brazil and by concerns of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the U.S. financial sector. The sell-off in soybeans pulled down wheat and corn, […] Read more
Crops, General, Weather

Drought tolerance a ‘hot’ topic for 2012 and 2013

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Reading Time: 2 minutes In years to come, 2012 in Ontario will be remembered as a drought year along with 2001 and 1988. Despite the cheery prospect of a winter with little ground cover and uncommonly warm temperatures, many farmers spent the early part of the year bracing themselves for a drier-than-normal growing season. At the same time, several […] Read more

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