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Snow and rain fall across the Prairies

Topsoil should have sufficient moisture for planting in next few weeks says analyst

Farmers took to social media to post pictures of snow and rain as the effects of a Colorado low splashed across the Prairies.

Failing to protect biodiversity, prevent deterioration in water quality, and such like, will come back to bite us politically.

Opinion: Time to be proactive with land-use restrictions

Can we diversify farm incomes by highlighting where we dropped the ball?

We cut down a lot of trees and drained a lot of wetlands to create Ontario’s agricultural landscape. With so few natural spaces left, and as economic pressures continue to push crop producers toward maximizing every available acre, I’m increasingly convinced legislation to protect nature from ourselves is a necessity. Aside from the environment, there […] Read more

The entrance to Oweynagat, otherwise known as Cave of the Cats, was branded “the gate to Hell” by the medieval Irish church. Samhain, the origin festival for Halloween, is said to originate from this cave. The cave itself sits inconspicuously in a small hedgerow near a Rathcroghan farmer’s home.

How to sustainably farm on ancient monuments

Conservation scheme in Roscommon, Ireland, helps revitalize ancient Irish landscape and local farming community

The following is a narrative about an area in County Roscommon, Ireland, famed for its millennia-old farming traditions, archeological monuments, mythological inspirations – and an initiative that has been reconciles and supports the perpetuation of both. Rathcroghan, a small area of rural County Roscommon, Ireland, has been an agricultural landscape for thousands of years. Within […] Read more



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Prairie forecast: Cooler and unsettled west, mild and dry east

Forecast issued April 3, covering April 3 to 10

In a nutshell, it looks like Saskatchewan and Manitoba will see dry weather and nice, warm, spring temperatures. Alberta is going to have to deal with colder air being drawn southwards into the developing storm system over the south-central U.S. Along with the colder air, southern Alberta may deal with some more snow as moisture is pulled northward and then westward on the eastern side of the low.



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Prairie forecast: Spring trying to regain control

Forecast issued March 27, covering March 27 to April 3, 2024

The main weather maker will be a trough of low pressure forecasted to develop over the northwestern U.S. today, which will then track eastwards over the next several days.

For young women especially, “it’s not always easy to step into roles in this sector, whether it’s part of a farm business or in a wide range of other jobs and careers,” says the director of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.

Editorial: For women in agriculture, opportunities abound

Glacier FarmMedia – I can’t remember when I first heard the song “I am woman” by Helen Reddy, but it was in the basement of my parents’ house, where I would play my mom’s old 45s on a portable record player she’d had since her teens. I remember liking the singer’s voice but didn’t really […] Read more