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Heavy rain over the weekend of Aug. 23 left some crops lodged, such as this field of wheat near Altamont, Man. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)
Crops, Weather

Weekend rain helps, hinders Prairie crops

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CNS Canada –– Large amounts of rain were seen over the weekend in some parts of the Prairies — good for some crops, but not so good for others. According to Environment Canada, southern Saskatchewan saw high rainfall totals over the weekend with Cypress Hills Park receiving 78.2 millimetres of rain; Val Marie, 66.1 mm; […] Read more
A depleted reservoir in California. It’s estimate drought has cost the state $2.2 billion. Photo: Thinkstock
Reuters, Weather

How dry is it? It’s so dry that…

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Reuters — A drought has robbed the U.S. West of 63 trillion gallons (238 trillion litres) of water, and with all that weight off the land the ground in the region has risen by several millimetres, according to a study released on Thursday. The findings by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of […] Read more
Canola in the swath on Aug. 18 near Miami, Man. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)
Crops, Markets, Weather

Trade’s crop estimates for 2014 optimistic despite flooding

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CNS Canada — Despite summer flooding on the eastern Prairies and generally late seeding, 2014-15 crop production across much of Western Canada looks reasonably robust, several agricultural analysts say. Statistics Canada on Thursday will release its first survey-based production estimates for the country, using data gathered in late July during the height of flooding problems […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Weather

Omnitrax puts brakes on crude through Churchill

CNS Canada –– Omnitrax has announced it will not be shipping oil through northern Manitoba’s Port of Churchill after all. The Denver-based company, which owns the Hudson Bay port facility and rail line serving it, had expressed interest in the idea, but said Friday it had suspended plans to ship crude oil for the foreseeable […] Read more
Some Prairie crops of wild rice (shown here packaged by Far North Wild Rice at Flin Flon in northwestern Manitoba) may have suffered setbacks this year due to excess moisture and cool temperatures in their early stages. (WildRice.mb.ca)
Crops, Weather

Excess moisture, cool spring swamp wild rice crop

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CNS Canada — Many crops have felt the effects of excess moisture and a late, cool spring this year — and even the crops that already grow in water have been impacted. Weather conditions have been tough on this year’s wild rice crops, according to an industry participant. “What we’re hearing right now in northwestern […] Read more
A new biocontrol is proposed to use fungal microbes to prevent healthy wheat heads (top) from damage by fusarium head blight (bottom). (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Cereals, Crops, Weather

New biocontrol to fight fusarium in cereals

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Using fire to fight fire, a new biocontrol product could be commercialized for use against fusarium head blight in a year or two. Adjuvants Plus at Kingsville, Ont. has reached a licensing agreement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to use its patented technology — a fungal organism called Clonostachys rosea, strain ACM941 — to […] Read more
California Governor Jerry Brown (shown here Tuesday, third from right, with state lawmakers) has signed legislation to put a water bond to voters in November. (Justin Short photo, Gov.Ca.gov)
Crops, Reuters, Weather

Lawmakers in drought-hit California agree on water plan

Sacramento | Reuters — California Governor Jerry Brown approved on Wednesday a US$7.6 billion plan to improve water supplies in the drought-stricken state that will be put before voters in November, ending a year of political wrangling over the measure. California is in the throes of a devastating multi-year drought that is expected to cost […] Read more

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