RRC Podcast Ep. 12 – A Brief Conversation About the Weather
In the latest RRC Podcast, we have a conversation with Rural Roots Canada meteorologist David Spence…
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2025 Crop Year Delivers Mixed Hail Storm Results Across Prairie Provinces
The 2025 crop year showed average hail damage claims, with overall claim numbers down from last…
Hail Continues to Damage Crops During Harvest
The Canadian Crop Hail Association member companies are investigating 310 claims of crop damage from hail…
Late August Storms Obliterate Crops, Kill Livestock in Alberta, Saskatchewan
Several powerful storms swept across Alberta and Saskatchewan, leaving behind a trail of destruction that wiped…
Early August Hail Storms Less Organized but Still Destructive
A large storm in western Saskatchewan on August 13 caused widespread damage to growing crops, according…
Farmers Reeling After Hail and Wind Wipes Out Crops Near Brooks
A powerful storm that swept through west of Brooks, Alberta, has left farmers reeling, as hail…
Baseball-Sized Hail Batters Pulse Crops Across the Prairies
Marble-to-baseball-sized hail battered farmers' fields across the Prairies at the start of August, with pulse crops…
Hail Crop Damage Reduces Overall Despite Severe Storms On Prairies
Storms that occurred July 27-August 2 produced significantly less hail than previous years; however, where hail…
Hail Damage Intensifies in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
Hail across the Prairies continue to cause widespread crop damage, with insurance claims rising and the potential…
Hail Claims Down in Mid-July Across Prairies
Mid-July hail claim numbers across the prairies were down compared to previous weeks, according to the…
Hail Damage Threatens Maturing Crops Across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba
Recent storms across Western Canada resulted in reports of mostly light to medium damage. There were…
RRC Podcast Ep. 1 – Drought, Hail, Calgary Stampede and BASF’s Growing Home Program
In Episode 1 of the RRC podcast we chat about the drought situation across the prairies,…
Hail Report: Intense Storms Result in Substantial Crop Losses
Intense storms across the Prairies brought large hail, heavy rain, and strong winds and resulted in…
Hail Report: Golf Ball-Sized Hail Damages Crops in Saskatchewan
Heavy rain, strong winds, and large hail damaged crops across the Prairies during the week of…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update June 19
Hail and tornado threat for Saskatchewan Thursday. Heavy rain across AB, SK on he weekend. 100-200…
Nearly 11k Hail Claims Made in 2024, Hundreds of Millions Paid to Producers
Nearly 11,000 hail damage claims were made in 2024, with payouts of $230 million to producers,…
Hail Report: Severe Late Season Storms Still Causing Headaches for Farmers
The Canadian Crop Hail Association says September brought an expected surge in claims, as severe hailstorms…
Hail Report: Minor Storms Still Causing Crop Damage
The Canadian Crop Hail Association says between September 9 and 15, 140 crop damage claims were…
Hail Report: As Harvest Continues, Adjusters Continue to Assess Hail Claims
A total of 176 crop damage claims were made. from isolated hail storms during the week…
Hail Report: Isolated Hailstorms Cause Minor Damage to Crops
Over 330 crop damage claims are under investigation resulting from storms from August 26-September 1, according…