Not only does wet weather impact the grain and oilseed markets but it also has an impact on the livestock markets. Feedyards and ranches are in the elements which means with cattle in the elements the impact of dry or wet weather is definitely a factor in the profitability of the producer. Anne Dunford and… Read More
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Spring has been a nightmare and the toll it has taking on farmers in Western Canada is huge. With a speculated 10 million acres being left unseeded, many farmers are wondering what they should be doing with their bare land. Many people are talking about winter wheat to try and get some cover for winter… Read More
Have you ever heard the phrase the early bird gets the worm? This year the early bird may have reseed….or maybe not. It is probably to early to tell until the weather warms up but it is hard to be that patient. For areas of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta that have been seeded the crops… Read More
If I had a dollar for every time I have heard about the fog 90 days ago causing all this spring time moisture I would be getting rather wealthy at this point. For those of you that have never heard the prediction it goes as follows. Ninety days after a fog you are guaranteed rain. … Read More
Is there anything that occupies more time in discussions for farmers than the weather. Farmers depend on the weather. It either makes us or breaks us in most years. It is not only the amount of heat or moisture that we get but also the timing that is just as important. Look at this weeks… Read More
With the warmest September on record it is maybe no surprise that October has been a harvesting nightmare. Ontario has been receiving its fair share of rain which has resulted in a late soybean harvest and a corn harvest that is just about to begin. There is a lot of interest in the Ontario corn… Read More
By Megan Oleksyn Many Western Canada farmers are asking themselves €œWhat next?€ After a dry, cold spring and summer, we are now faced with a wet, cold harvest. When the snow first flew two weeks ago, it was expected to melt and disappear. But now, moving into the middle of October, farmers are hoping not… Read More
David Phillips is the Senior Climatologist with Environment Canada and I spoke to him this morning on the fall weather and what kind of weather that we can expect in both Eastern and Western Canada this winter. David is Canada’s expert on the weather and always provide interesting commentary. I have heard david speak live… Read More
From drought to frost to hail, Western Canada ranchers have faced some significant challenges already this year. In a “normal” year, we gerenally only encounter one of these stresses as an issue, but this year producers have had to watch their pastures, hay land and crops alike undergo multiple stresses that have left some wondering… Read More
Harry Siemens of SiemensSays.com provides this pictorial commentary of the wet situation in Manitoba, Minnesota and North Dakota. On the weekend certain areas had 3 more inches of rain which is causing great difficulties for the land that did get planted. Harry points out that the land with the best drainage is showing the best… Read More