Prairie Weather This Week – April 20
Early week warmth doesn't last, and winter weather, with snow, makes yet another appearance on the…
Saskatchewan
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Apr 16
Late season snow brings moisture to prairie farms. Alberta warms up on the weekend, while the…
RRC Podcast – S2E12 – Weather, Drought, a Super El Niño, and the world of RTVs
In this RRC podcast, we talk weather, drought, and a super El Niño, plus how Kubota…
Prairie Weather This Week – April 13
Winter doesn't yet want to let go. After a spring-like start to the week, colder weather…
Strychnine use expanded in Saskatchewan in fight against gophers
Saskatchewan is expanding access to liquid strychnine for producers dealing with Richardson's ground squirrels, covering more…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update April 9
The transition to spring weather continues slowly. It may be a bit muddy in prairie fields…
Producers welcome emergency approval of strychnine for ground squirrel control
Agricultural groups welcome the temporary use of strychnine to deal with gophers but stress it's a…
Prairie Weather This Week – April 6
The gradual, freeze-thaw snowmelt pattern anticipated this week is nearly ideal for moisture infiltration into topsoil…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Apr 2
Snow continues to fall over the western prairies, providing some moisture ahead of seeding. The eastern…
Prairie Weather this Week – Midweek Update Mar 26
The transition from winter to spring continues very slowly as more light snow reaches the prairies…
BASF puts $27M into Saskatoon canola breeding facility
BASF Agricultural Solutions is spending $27 million to expand its canola breeding centre in Saskatoon with…
Prairie Weather This Week – Mar 23
March weather on the prairies can swing from one extreme to the other. Now that it's…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek update Mar 19
A relatively warm week across the prairies comes to an end over the weekend, as winter…
Prairie Weather This Week – March 16
Many towns on the prairies could reach 20 degrees for the first time this season, only…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek update March 12
This will likely be one of the snowier three day stretches of weather for the prairies,…
Drought eases in the eastern prairies; worsens in the West
Southern Alberta's drought expands, while Manitoba's shrinks. And in Saskatchewan, winter snow hasn't made much difference.
Prairie Weather This Week – March 9
Farmers and ranchers in the southern prairies have been waiting all season for a week like…
Prairie cattle groups push back on proposed federal traceability changes
Prairie cattle groups are raising concerns about proposed federal traceability rule changes, saying the system must…
Saskatchewan barley yields exceeded expectations in 2025
Saskatchewan barley posted exceptional yields in 2025, driven by strong genetics, new research, and improved management…
Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Mar 5
While southern Alberta continues with spring-like weather, clipper systems bring rain and snow to much of…