Polar vortex not back this winter: forecaster

Commodity News Service Canada — Last year marked one of the coldest winters in recent history, as the polar vortex affected many parts of Western Canada. But this winter will be closer to normal, Scott Yuknis, owner and founder of Climate Impact Company said during a presentation at the Cereals of North America conference in […] Read more





man standing beside downed trees

Wild weather and loose wheels

For an ag reporter driving on Prairie roads to get to the story, sometimes a
 little bit of on-the-spot help from strangers is more than welcome

I was on my way to Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan, on the last day of May this year when my wheel flew off. I’d just driven through the Elrose Hills, rolling knolls dotted with oil tanks, and was watching the sky, wondering if it was going to rain. Then I realized that wobble in my Chevy Tracker […] Read more



(FIle photo by Allan Dawson)

Manitoba corn harvest just getting started

CNS Canada — Many crops have seen delayed harvest in Manitoba this year, and grain corn is no exception. Only a few fields have been harvested so far, with more earlier-seeded crops expected to start coming off the fields next week. “A lot of it has reached maturity, so it’s just drying down to moisture […] Read more




Prairie malt barley crop’s quality still up in air

CNS Canada — Questions are being asked over how much barley in Western Canada will be good enough to meet malting standards in 2014-15. This year’s crop was already going to be smaller than last year’s, said Brian Otto, past-president with the Western Barley Growers Association. Statistics Canada estimated overall barley production at 7.2 million […] Read more


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