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Farmers in firing line as weather extremes impact crops

measured just 34 per cent and 43 per cent the average ... has further damaged crops. “Pretty much all of July it’s been off and on, anywhere from minimal damage to 100-per-cent losses in some cases,” ... read more

Tale of two summers: Farmers deal with drought in the east, rain on the prairies

measured just 34 per cent and 43 per cent the average ... has further damaged crops. “Pretty much all of July it’s been off and on, anywhere from minimal damage to 100 per cent losses in some cases,” ... read more

USDA: Condition Improve for Planting in Canada

Cotton planting in the southern portions of the region proceeded with minimal ... and localized crop damage in southern Iraq and southwestern Iran. Despite the unusual late-season storm, winter grain ... read more

Warm weather helping farmers harvest move forward

Warm and dry weather across Saskatchewan ... crop damage was due to dry conditions and warm temperatures. Strong winds also blew swaths on the field. There was some frost in some parts of the province ... read more

Frost advisory ended in Saskatchewan

Frost advisories are issued when temperatures are expected to reach the freezing mark during the growing season, leading to potential damage ... northern grainbelt Thursday as northerly winds brings ... read more

Harvest past the halfway mark, says Sask. Ag

The 10-year average is 46 per cent, while this time last year only 23 per cent of the crop was combined. Shannon Friesen, cropping management specialist with Saskatchewan ... of the province received ... read more

Ecology and genomics of an important crop wild relative as a prelude to agricultural innovation

Such outcomes constrain our ability to expand the cultivation of crops into environments that differ from those under which domestication occurred. We address this need in chickpea, an important pulse ... read more

USDA: Heat Stressing European Corn

Damage to crops was likely localized to ... Weekly temperatures averaged 2 to 3°C above normal across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with daytime highs reaching the lower 30s (degrees C) on several days. ... read more

PICTURED: Wreckage of a plane that crashed in a remote part of Canada with 25 people on board - and miraculously everyone SURVIVED

A small airplane carrying 22 passengers and three crew members crashed after it took off in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan ... He suffered a broken pelvis, a collapsed lung and a damaged artery ... read more

Hunting Wolves, Saving Wolves

Is the Obama Administration breaking its promise to protect endangered species? It appears that your computer does not have the Flash Player required to view NOW videos. Visit Adobe to download and ... read more

Climate scientist proposes extremely cold 2014 winter link to global warming

Interestingly, Palmer's theory results in the same outcome as another recent theory presented by Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University—she believes cold snaps like the one this past winter are due to ... read more