Tag: World Weather Inc.

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Drew Lerner with World Weather Inc. for a spring weather outlook; Michele Payn on how farmers' authentic stories speak volumes; Ian Epp with the Canola Council of Canada on lambda-cy being back in the toolbox for 2025;... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Drew Lerner with World Weather Inc. to discuss the spring weather forecast. Haney is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. The trio discusses a number of topics including:... Read More

Not knowing what the weather will do is one of the great challenges when farming or ranching. While a producer can do everything within their power to ensure a successful crop, rain—or the lack of it—at inopportune times can spell disaster throughout the growing season. Weather and what it may look like for the coming... Read More

The odds of much-needed precipitation in Western Canada this spring will depend on how quickly the Pacific Ocean transitions out of El Nino, but even if a switch to La Nina opens the door to more moisture, it likely won't be enough to replenish low water supplies in the driest areas of the Prairies, according... Read More

Farmers on the eastern coast of Canada have barely begun to clean up from post-tropical storm Fiona, even as a new hurricane, Ian, bears down on a huge swath of Florida and eventually the Carolinas. The devastation caused by these huge storms is taking a huge toll on livestock, still-standing crops, and fruit and vegetable... Read More

Thanks for tuning into RealAg Radio. Today's show is brought to you by Lakeland College. On today's show we will hear from Jim Wiesemyer of Pro Farmer on a number of topics, including Canada dropping the COVID-19 restrictions, and the Biden trade policy. You'll also hear Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. on the fall... Read More

Looking back 30, 60, and even 90 days on the Ontario and Quebec moisture figures and the trend is there: it's been dry and quite warm. The moisture situation is certainly not dire, unlike many areas of Western Canada, as there have been a few, just-in-time rain events that have kept the crop moving. Drew... Read More

With the start of summer, and hot-hot-hot temperatures across the Prairies, it's got many asking: will we see any rain? To help us address that question is Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. Lerner says the last time we saw this dry weather bias pattern — pretty similar to the one we are seeing right... Read More

Surviving on four inches of rain and having next to nothing for soil moisture reserves can't last more than two growing seasons. So, what can be predicted for the weather in the west this year? "We're walking on thin ice as they say," says Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. "There's certainly a large part... Read More

It's been a relatively mild, dry winter for most of southern and eastern Ontario, which has many asking if the mild weather can really last all winter and into spring. Last year's quick thaw but persistently cool planting season did no favours for corn and bean yields in 2020. Could 2021 hold more of the... Read More