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Dry areas of Prairies still waiting for rain

By GFM Network News June 10, 2015

CNS Canada –– The continued lack of moisture across a large portion of Alberta and Saskatchewan is becoming more of a concern for farmers in the region, but there is a chance of rain in some nearby forecasts. Shannon Friesen, a cropping management specialist for Saskatchewan Agriculture in Moose Jaw, said some livestock producers are […] Read more

Accumulated rain on the Prairies for the period of May 1 to 26, 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

Light rain on way for Prairie crops, but ‘soaker’ needed

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 27, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Rain looks to splash parched farms on Western Canada’s Prairies over the next week as concerns mount that soil is too dry for canola to grow normally. Offsetting the concern somewhat is the region’s brisk pace of planting, which may wrap up by the weekend. The southern Prairies will be lucky […] Read more

Rainfall as a percentage of normal for the period of May 6 to 26, 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

Dry Prairies await timely rains

By GFM Network News May 27, 2015

CNS Canada — Mounting dryness concerns in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan are raising some concerns over crop development on the Prairies — but timely rains are in the forecast for early June. “The entire southern Prairie region hasn’t received normal rainfall for the last month to two months,” said Trevor Hadwen, an agro-climate specialist […] Read more

Sea surface temperature anomalies over the El Nino region of the Pacific, for the week centred May 20. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Beef Cattle, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

El Nino seen bringing drought to Brazil’s north, heavy rains to south

By GFM Network News May 26, 2015

Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil will likely experience a moderate El Nino by the end of the year, bringing steady rain to the country’s main grain-producing regions and sustained drought in the arid north, the national meteorological institute, Inmet, said. Inmet meteorologist Fabricio Daniel dos Santos Silva said six consecutive quarters of warming sea […] Read more

Average sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies (°C) for the week centred May 6. Anomalies are computed with respect to the 1981-2010 base period weekly means. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Cow-Calf, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Sheep/Goats, Weather

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 14, 2015

New York | Reuters — The El Nino climate phenomenon is almost certain to last through the Northern Hemisphere summer, the U.S. weather forecaster said, raising the chance of heavy rain in the southern U.S. as well as South America, and scorching heat in Asia that could devastate crops of thirsty food staples like rice. […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Stubble soil moisture map

Les Henry’s annual stubble soil moisture map shows, for the most part, an overall rise in the water table across the Prairie region

By Les Henry March 16, 2015

The situation as of freezeup 2014, brought a few changes. My red pencil was not used even in Alberta and “super wet” is back as it was in 2010 and 2012. “Super wet” is for areas that had significant rains on top of that needed to bring the entire soil profile to “field capacity.” The […] Read more

Crops, Features

Friendly Acres’ 2014 wrap up

Regular Grainews contributor Kevin Elmy sums up 2014 at his east-central Saskatchewan farm

By Kevin Elmy February 24, 2015

I am tired of rubber boots. This was Year 5 of well-above-growing-season rainfall. May started off with lots of water. The plan was to seed soybeans, grazing corn, a grain corn trial, brown mustard, spring triticale and cover crops. By the end of May, we had seeded 600 acres of soybeans, 1/3 of an acre […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Thinking ahead: the next drought

After five wet years, its hard to remember that things will likely change in the future. But they will

By Les Henry February 2, 2015

Caution: before reading this piece please know that it is just thinking on paper. The objective is to plant the seed of an idea in the head of folks who are capable of making the equipment to make it all happen. Reality forces us to think in the moment. The natural human tendency is to […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Features

Corn could be your 2015 cash crop

If you thought you lived on the fringe of the corn-growing area,  it may be time to take a look at today’s varieties

By Michael Flood November 19, 2014

Farmers in Alberta are planting more and more corn. From 5,000 acres in 1990 the area under cultivation has expanded to over 40,000 in 2014. Alberta agriculture professionals expect this trend to continue, driven by increased demand from domestic livestock producers. Though corn requires high inputs, it can produce very high per acre yields, and […] Read more

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Dry areas of Prairies still waiting for rain

Light rain on way for Prairie crops, but ‘soaker’ needed

Dry Prairies await timely rains

El Nino seen bringing drought to Brazil’s north, heavy rains to south

U.S. sees El Nino as near-certain to last through summer

Stubble soil moisture map

Friendly Acres’ 2014 wrap up

Thinking ahead: the next drought

Corn could be your 2015 cash crop

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