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How farmers can tell if their winter wheat survived the cold

Green leaves are great to see, but that’s likely last year’s growth

By Greg Berg May 28, 2025

The green leaves of a winter wheat field may look encouraging to an untrained eye, but it’s not always the best measure of how well your cereal crop has survived the winter. So, how can you assess your winter wheat or fall rye to give you peace of mind that the crop will grow once […] Read more

Markets, News, Pulses

Pulse weekly: Early start expected for Indian monsoon

Rains bode well for crop production

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 20, 2025

The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon is expected over the next four-to-five days, which would make for the earliest start of the rainy season since 2009 and sets the stage for good crop production going forward.

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Weather

Prairie forecast: Cool long weekend expected for Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Forecast issued May 14, covering May 14 to 21, 2025

By Daniel Bezte May 14, 2025

Across the eastern Prairies, all eyes are on the breakdown of the western trough and the resulting ejection of the final area of low pressure. The weather models are still trying to get a handle on this feature.

Crops, Weather, Wheat & Chaff

Grain monitoring critical in spring

Grain temperature should be checked every two weeks during the spring and summer

By NDSU Agriculture Communication May 8, 2025

The sun creates more than twice as much heat gain on the south wall of a bin in spring as it does during the summer. That, in addition to the solar heat gain on the bin roof, can lead to grain spoilage, NDSU warns.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Hot east, cool west

Forecast issued May 7, covering May 7 to 14, 2025

By Daniel Bezte May 7, 2025

We saw a strong ridge of high pressure build in last week, which brought daytime highs into the low thirties across parts of the eastern Prairies. Once the ridge collapsed, cooler air moved back in. Well, it looks like we can expect another cycle of building and collapsing ridges. Then, starting on the weekend, the weather pattern should become more energetic thanks to a strong trough of low pressure forecasted to develop off the West Coast.

Cattleman’s Corner, Cow-Calf, Weather

Drought preparation is better than reaction

Wayne Knight shares a step-by-step guide on building a drought preparation plan

By Janelle Rudolph May 4, 2025

Wayne Knight’s advice is to create a plan that makes a cattle producer prepared for any disruptions in their operation, and then stick to that plan.

Weather

Seasonal outlook points to hot Canadian spring/summer

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 2, 2025

Warmer than normal temperatures are to be expected across most of Canada over the next three months, according to the latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment and Climate Change Canada as of April 30.

Crops, Features

Cutting the nitrous oxide emissions without losing yields

Better nitrogen management promises to both protect crop yields and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer; new research looks to verify how much difference it actually makes

By Janelle Rudolph May 1, 2025

Better nitrogen management promises to both protect crop yields and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer. New research looks to verify how much difference it actually makes.

Weather

Prairie forecast: Here comes the summery weather

Forecast issued April 30, covering April 30 to May 7, 2025

By Daniel Bezte April 30, 2025

Well, one week is up and as I pointed out in last week's forecast, the weather pattern still looks like it is going to flip from a cool-ish spring regime right into a summer-like pattern. This flip should happen over the next few days.

Machinery, Trucks and UTVs, Weather

Silverado EV, F-150 Lightning take a cold comparison

CAA evaluated the two EV pickups as part of a winter road test

By Scott Garvey April 29, 2025

The object of CAA’s test was to determine the actual cold-weather driving range for each of the vehicles involved, and compare that to their manufacturers’ published claims.

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

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How farmers can tell if their winter wheat survived the cold

Pulse weekly: Early start expected for Indian monsoon

Prairie forecast: Cool long weekend expected for Saskatchewan and Manitoba

Grain monitoring critical in spring

Prairie forecast: Hot east, cool west

Drought preparation is better than reaction

Seasonal outlook points to hot Canadian spring/summer

Cutting the nitrous oxide emissions without losing yields

Prairie forecast: Here comes the summery weather

Silverado EV, F-150 Lightning take a cold comparison

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