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Prairie forecast: Drier with a slow warming trend

By Daniel Bezte June 5, 2024

Now—for those of you who still need rain, the developing pattern doesn't look like an overall dry pattern. It's just not all clouds with the threat of showers every couple of days. For those of you on the eastern Prairies who are tired of rain then a little sunshine and heat is what the doctor ordered.

News

New website against weeds launched

By Alexis Kienlen May 28, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – Producers have a new website to bookmark if they’re looking for weed information on the Prairies. The Western Grains Research Foundation has announced the official launch of a weed monitoring hub, prairieweeds.com. The website will be the new digital host for resources, data, weed maps and research under the Prairie Weed Monitoring […] Read more

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks during an interview with Reuters reporters in Washington, U.S., November 29, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

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U.S. committee passes farm bill draft with little support from Democrats

By Reuters May 24, 2024

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed its version of a $1.5 trillion farm spending bill late Thursday night with few Democratic votes, prolonging a standoff between the parties over key nutrition, agriculture, and climate policies.

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Senate proposes third-party Commission to address systemic TFW issues

May 22, 2024

An independent agency is needed to coordinate temporary and migrant labour policy, says a Senate committee report released yesterday.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Cool and unsettled weather across the Prairies

By Daniel Bezte May 15, 2024

For this forecast period, well, it's a bit of a mess. Overall, it looks like we could be stuck in a cool, wet pattern until the end of the month.

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France revamps pesticide reduction plan in wake of farmer unrest

May 6, 2024

Paris | Reuters – France unveiled on Monday a revised plan to halve pesticide use in the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer, pledging to adopt an EU indicator and boost research into alternatives in a nod to grievances voiced in farmer protests this year. Why it’s important Environmental regulation was one of the main factors […] Read more

Honourees gathered last Nov. 15 at Agritechnica for the presentation of the 2023 Women in Ag Awards.

Features

Nominations open for international Women in Ag Award

Women who’ve made an exceptional contribution to the industry can be nominated

By Scott Garvey May 2, 2024

Do you know a woman working in agriculture that has made an outstanding contribution to the industry? If so, a nomination to receive an international “Women in Ag Award” may be in order. DLG, the German Agricultural Society, which hosts the farm shows Agritechnica and the animal husbandry-focused EuroTier in Hannover, Germany, is accepting nominations […] Read more

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Snow and rain fall across the Prairies

Topsoil should have sufficient moisture for planting in next few weeks says analyst

By Geralyn Wichers, GFM Network News April 17, 2024

Farmers took to social media to post pictures of snow and rain as the effects of a Colorado low splashed across the Prairies.

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Editor’s Rant: On the payment plan

By Dave Bedard April 16, 2024

As much as I get the general idea behind raising interest rates to keep inflation in check, I do have to wonder if the Bank of Canada and other central banks quite grasp how much their rate hikes over the past couple of years have driven and continue to drive up the cost of literally […] Read more

Weather

Prairie forecast: Effects of Colorado low to bring widespread precipitation

Forecast issued April 16, covering April 16 to 25, 2024

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News April 16, 2024

We are putting out this week’s forecast a day earlier than usual, as the weather models now have a good handle on the predicted Colorado low and how it will impact the Prairies starting Tuesday. Here is what the weather models are predicting.

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans retreat after rally, wheat holds at three-month high

Klassen: Feeder market drops sharply

Dryness, drought likely to persist says forecaster

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