A major influence on global weather and climate is the La Nina and El Nino cycles, which involve warming of the waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. The […] Read more
McMillan: La Nina, El Nino speculation may be premature
McMillan: Heat pushes Prairie crop development forward
Given the delays around seeding that stirred up fears of an early fall frost, many have said Canada’s Prairie crops needed a repeat of 2010 — in which a cool, […] Read more
McMillan: Prairie winter wheat harvest begins
Winter wheat harvest has begun in the eastern Prairies: Progress ranges from 25 to 30 per cent complete in eastern Manitoba, while in western Manitoba, and across Saskatchewan, the crop […] Read more
McMillan: USDA’s durum yield outlook brightens
The balance book for the U.S. wheat crop as a whole was largely unchanged in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest crop production report on Monday — but within its […] Read more
McMillan: Prairie oats crop looks good so far
While cool weather is a concern, western Canadian oat crops are in good to excellent condition so far, say industry analysts. In Alberta, the largest oat-producing province, the latest crop […] Read more
McMillan: U.S. wheat harvest behind the curve
The U.S. wheat harvest continues to roll off the field, albeit at a slower than normal pace. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) on Monday reported […] Read more
McMillan: Prairie flax acres rise, shift
It may have fallen short of the initial estimates for this year, but flax has seen its first increase in acreage since 2010. Initial estimates by Statistics Canada in its […] Read more
McMillan: Soggy spring leaves U.S. durum unsown
Wet seeding conditions in the U.S. Northern Plains have reduced durum wheat area to well below trade expectations, according to Friday’s U.S. Department of Agriculture acreage report. In North Dakota, […] Read more
McMillan: Localized downpours plague parts of Prairies
It’s been an average year for rainfall in agricultural Western Canada so far this year — or at least that’s what you might conclude from looking at Agriculture and Agri-Food […] Read more
McMillan: Russia, Ukraine begin winter wheat, barley harvests
The initial harvests of winter barley and winter wheat have begun across southern Russia and Ukraine and are close to two weeks ahead of normal, encouraged by recent hot and […] Read more
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