Hail Report: Baseball-sized hail, wind and rain slow harvest progress
Heavy wind, rain and baseball-sized hail have slowed down harvest progress across the Prairies, according to…
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Hail Report: Ripe crops take a hit after late August storms roll through
Golf-ball-sized hail in some parts of the Prairies has caused severe damage to ripe crops, as…
Hail Report: With harvest underway, farmers continue to deal with crop damage
With harvest getting underway, farmers across the Prairies continue to deal with crop damage from scattered…
Hail Report: One million acres damaged in Saskatchewan in a single week
July was a particularly devastating month for hail, particularly in Saskatchewan, with one insurer saying their…
Hail Report: Crop insurers “working seven days a week” as storms continue to damage crops
Crop insurers are working around the clock to work through claims as storms continue to batter…
Hail Report: Farmers assess damage as baseball-sized hail hits parts of the Prairies
Golf-to baseball-sized hail has farmers across the Prairies still assessing the damage, according to the Canadian…
Hail Report: Damaging winds, rain, and hail impacts crops across the Prairies
Damaging winds, heavy rain, and hail ranging from pea to tennis ball size wreaked havoc across…
Hail Report: Hail the size of softballs reported as storms sweep across Prairies
Storms that swept across Western Canada resulted in minor-to-heavy damage, as hail as large as softballs…
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…
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,…