prairies

Precipitation levels are on an upswing across most of the Prairie region. Even without counting the rain the past couple days, precipitation maps are showing an improvement in the dry conditions that have hurt crop and forage yields in many regions in recent years. For the past five years, total precipitation has been only 60 […]

Hail insurance claims are pouring in across the Prairie provinces. Executive Vice President of Ag Direct Hail Insurance Bruce Lowe says 250 hail insurance claims have been made to his company at this point, including 100 in Manitoba and 75 each from Saskatchewan and Alberta. Lowe says the Manitoba stat is surprising, considering that province […]

Saskatchewan growers went against the grain when they planted this year’s canola crops. Agricultural Consultant Kevin Hursh says according to the Statistics Canada Seeded Acreage Report released last week canola acreage came in higher than many analysts expected. Saskatchewan is where the difference lies. “What I found really interesting about the canola acreage is that […]