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Hurricane Fiona’s winds of over 100 km an hour knocked over Dwain MacAulay’s cattle barn on Prince Edward Island.

East Coast beef farmers deal with lingering effects of Hurricane Fiona

Years after Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Maritimes, farmers are dealing with the aftermath — or mourning what it took from them

By Field Editor, Melissa Jeffers-Bezan March 10, 2025

In September 2022, Canadians who live in the Maritimes watched with apprehension as Hurricane Fiona moved from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico toward Canada’s East Coast. By the time the storm reached Atlantic Canada, it had been downgraded to a tropical storm, but that didn’t lessen the damage it caused as it swept across […] Read more

An aerial file photo of flooding in the Red River Valley near Rosenort, Man. in May 2022. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

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Spring flood risk low to moderate in Manitoba: Report

Outlook depends on spring weather

By Phil Franz-Warkentin February 27, 2025

Most of Manitoba is at a low to moderate risk of spring flooding this year, according to the latest outlook from the province's Transportation and Infrastructure's Hydrologic Forecast Centre.

cattle in a dry pasture in Alberta under a blue sky

Beef Cattle, Disasters, Livestock

Drought may be new normal for beef producers

Producers talk shop on how they’ve been getting through years of drought

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan February 18, 2025

The 2020s did come in with a roar, but not the kind people hoped for, as drought has plagued much of Western Canada since 2021. The pastures were dry across the Prairies, the grass brittle, more brown than green. Dugouts ran dry and in some areas, hay production was about a quarter of normal. Water […] Read more

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Prairie forecast: Midwinter cold settles in

Forecast issued February 5, covering Feb. 5 to Feb. 12, 2025

By Daniel Bezte February 5, 2025

We start this forecast period off with plenty of cold air in place, which is a 180-degree change from a week ago. Saskatchewan and Manitoba will also have to deal with a disturbance on Wednesday and Thursday that may bring upwards of 15 cm of fluffy snow.

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Management

Flexibility key to surviving drought

Long-time rancher discusses how he adjusts his  grazing and feeding plans based on conditions

By Helen Mcmenamin January 24, 2025

Grazing and its likely availability is at the heart of every management decision at Jim and Barb Bauer’s Anchor J Ranch near Acme, in central Alberta. Even after 40 years of grazing on that land Jim still makes a grazing plan, usually in February. “I don’t want two groups of cattle sharing a dugout,” he […] Read more

A cow leads her calf to higher ground, near Vogar, Man. in 2011. Lake Manitoba had overflowed, flooding nearby ranches.

Beef Cattle, Disasters, News, Pasture

After the flood: Manitoba cattle ranchers still recovering 14 years later

Producers around Lake Manitoba continue to deal with the effects of a 2011 flood

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan January 9, 2025

When Arvid Nottveit thinks about Manitoba’s infamous 2011 flood, he says he still feels all the emotions that came with it. “We all like to be all stoic and everything, be the captain on the ship facing the storm head-on, but I’m the guy that will say, ‘Okay, this is pretty bad. I need some […] Read more

Source: World Meteorological Organization

Reuters, Weather

US forecaster says La Niña conditions present, could persist through Feb-April

By Reuters January 9, 2025

La Niña conditions are present and there is a 59 per cent chance of it persisting through February-April 2025, with a 60 per cent chance of transition to ENSO-neutral conditions during March-May 2025, a U.S. government forecaster said on Thursday.

Snowpack concerns on the Prairies has been leading many growers to wonder what could happen come spring. Photo: Thinkstock

Corn, Markets, Soybeans, Weather

Canadian Prairies, U.S. Midwest to get colder in January as South America becomes hotter, drier

Some warmer temps for Prairies during week of Jan. 6

By Glen Hallick January 6, 2025

Meteorologist Drew Lerner said he expects colder than normal temperatures across the Canadian Prairies and much of the United States Midwest in January, while a good portion of South America is to be hotter than normal.

Farmers and community members help to rescue stranded cattle from a farm at Abbotsford, B.C. on Nov. 16, 2021, after rainstorms caused flooding and landslides in the area. (Photo: Reuters/Jesse Winter)

Reuters, Weather

What are atmospheric rivers and why do they cause flooding?

By Reuters December 31, 2024

Atmospheric rivers are storms akin to rivers in the sky that dump massive amounts of rain and can cause flooding, trigger mudslides and result in loss of life and enormous property damage.

Barley, Weather

More than 50 per cent chance of La Niña in coming months, WMO says

By Reuters December 11, 2024

There is more than a 50 per cent chance of La Niña developing in the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, but if it does it will be relatively weak and short-lived.

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower on profit-taking, technicals and flat cash prices

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Wheat bids pressured on multiple fronts

Conservatives call for approval of emergency strychnine use

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower on profit-taking, technicals and flat cash prices

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Wheat bids pressured on multiple fronts

Conservatives call for approval of emergency strychnine use

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East Coast beef farmers deal with lingering effects of Hurricane Fiona

Spring flood risk low to moderate in Manitoba: Report

Drought may be new normal for beef producers

Prairie forecast: Midwinter cold settles in

Flexibility key to surviving drought

After the flood: Manitoba cattle ranchers still recovering 14 years later

US forecaster says La Niña conditions present, could persist through Feb-April

Canadian Prairies, U.S. Midwest to get colder in January as South America becomes hotter, drier

What are atmospheric rivers and why do they cause flooding?

More than 50 per cent chance of La Niña in coming months, WMO says

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