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Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

CNS Canada –– Road closures across most of western Manitoba due to a late-winter storm are likely only the start of the headaches to come, as flooding and/or late seeding may be a reality in many areas this spring. Meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City said he was optimistic on moisture […] Read more

Premier Stephen Harper and Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger examine flooded areas around Brandon in July 2014. (PMO photo by Jill Thompson)

Livestock, Weather

Major flood risks seen in southern Manitoba

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 27, 2017

Areas of Manitoba are at moderate to major risk of flooding, according to the province’s first full flood outlook for the spring. Levels of future snowfall and/or rainfall, the timing and speed of snowmelt, and the runoff timing in Manitoba, the U.S., Saskatchewan and Ontario are still “key factors,” the provincial government said Monday in […] Read more

Snow on farmland at Turtle Lake in northwestern Saskatchewan on Oct. 14, 2016. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan snowpack points to below-normal runoff

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff February 9, 2017

Thanks to above-normal temperatures that drew down much of Saskatchewan’s snowpack in January, the province now sees “below normal runoff potential” in most areas outside the southeast. Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency on Thursday released its 2017 preliminary outlook for spring runoff, noting the province has another six to 10 weeks of possible snowpack development. The […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Smithfield sees pork operations back to normal Monday

By Jim Brumm October 17, 2016

Wilmington, N.C. | Reuters — Smithfield Foods expects to resume full production on Monday at its North Carolina meat operations, including the world’s largest pork plant, more than a week after Hurricane Matthew struck the U.S. Southeast and triggered widespread flooding in the state. Operations will get back to normal at Smithfield’s four North Carolina […] Read more

NASA’s Terra satellite observes Post-Tropical Cyclone Matthew being absorbed by a cold front along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard on Oct. 9 at 11:45 a.m. ET. (NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team)

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters, Weather

Millions of chickens reported dead in Hurricane Matthew floods

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News October 13, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — Flooding from Hurricane Matthew has killed up to five million poultry birds in North Carolina, most of them chickens, the state’s top environmental official said Wednesday. Donald van der Vaart, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, also told Reuters that some pits that hold hog waste on farms […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Floods cause deaths, block food aid in drought-hit Ethiopia

By Katy Migiro April 26, 2016

Nairobi | Thomson Reuters Foundation — Flash floods in drought-stricken parts of Ethiopia have killed people and livestock and are blocking food aid deliveries to hungry communities, a charity said. Ethiopians have been waiting for the spring rains to replenish water sources and to plant crops after the most severe drought in decades pushed more […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Argentina declares flood emergency in six key farm provinces

By Hugh Bronstein February 19, 2016

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Six of Argentina’s main farm provinces were declared flood emergency areas by the government on Friday, making special credit lines and tax breaks available to affected growers in the soy- and corn-exporting powerhouse. The resolution, announced in the government’s morning gazette, covers the provinces of Cordoba, Santa Fe, Entre Rios, […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Weather

Ardent’s Illinois flour mills reopened

By Reuters January 22, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– Ardent Mills, the largest U.S. flour miller, said operations resumed on Thursday at its mill at Chester, Illinois, that had been closed since Dec. 29 due to near-record flooding on the Mississippi River. Mill staff “have gone ‘above and beyond’ to conduct extensive cleaning and sanitizing to return the mill back […] Read more

Overland flooding in Missouri on Jan. 1. (Steve Zumwalt photo courtesy FEMA)

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Barge accidents rise on flood-swollen Mississippi River

By Karl Plume, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– The U.S. Coast Guard temporarily halted shipping traffic on the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday after a tow boat struck stationary barges in a fleeting area, marking at least the fifth barge accident this week on the flood-swollen river. High water has severely restricted barge shipping traffic on the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

U.S. grain prices soar as floods shut waterways, threaten crops

By Michael Hirtzer, P.J. Huffstutter December 30, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain farmers scrambled to find shelter for their crops and handlers hunted for alternative transportation routes, as widespread floods shut waterways from Illinois to Missouri and spurred a surge in physical prices of corn and soybeans. The sudden jump in prices could complicate a months-long stand-off between farmers who are […] Read more

China says ‘rampant’ U.S. protectionism threatens agricultural ties

U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

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China says ‘rampant’ U.S. protectionism threatens agricultural ties

U.S. confirms nation’s first travel-associated human screwworm case connected to Central American outbreak

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rise as Cattle on Feed report shows lower inventory

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Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

Major flood risks seen in southern Manitoba

Saskatchewan snowpack points to below-normal runoff

Smithfield sees pork operations back to normal Monday

Millions of chickens reported dead in Hurricane Matthew floods

Floods cause deaths, block food aid in drought-hit Ethiopia

Argentina declares flood emergency in six key farm provinces

Ardent’s Illinois flour mills reopened

Barge accidents rise on flood-swollen Mississippi River

U.S. grain prices soar as floods shut waterways, threaten crops

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