Farmers made significant harvest progress again this week. Sixty-two per cent of the crop has been combined, up from 43 per cent last week and well ahead of the five-year (2015-2019) average of 48 per cent. An additional 27 per cent of the crop is swathed or ready to straight-cut. Warm and dry weather is… Continue reading Your Crop Report For September 8 To 14
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Frost Damage: Is Temperature the only Factor that Matters?
As crops continue to mature this season, the risk of frost will have a larger impact on crop harvest timing. Most often when temperatures start to dip into the single digits, it is habit to start looking solely at the thermometer to determine the impact. However, it is a good idea to pay close attention… Continue reading Frost Damage: Is Temperature the only Factor that Matters?
Alberta Bees Hit Hardest by Winterkill
Source: Robert Arnason, producer.com, September 15, 2020 Over the last five years, bee colony losses in Canada have ranged from about 16.4 percent to 32 percent. About 40 percent of Alberta’s bee colonies did not survive the winter of 2020, the highest percentage of any province in Canada. On Sept. 11 the Canadian Association of… Continue reading Alberta Bees Hit Hardest by Winterkill
Woman Killed in Saskatchewan’s 1st Fatal Bear Attack in Four Decades
Source: David Giles, globalnews.ca, August 22, 2020 The woman’s name and hometown have not been released A Saskatchewan woman is dead after she was attacked by a black bear in a remote northern region of the province. It is the first fatal bear attack in the province since 1983, RCMP said. Read the full article… Continue reading Woman Killed in Saskatchewan’s 1st Fatal Bear Attack in Four Decades