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    Drier Weather for Prairies in 2015? Yes wishes do come true!

    long-range weather report is suggesting the possibility of drier conditions on the Prairies in 2015.

    The latest Weather Prognosticator from World Weather Inc. said a combination of weather phenomenon is coming together to raise the potential for dryness in the northern U.S. Plains and the Prairies this coming summer.

    According to the report, a ridge of high pressure that is expected to develop over Western Canada this winter may linger into the spring and summer. The position of the ridge will be such that rainfall will be limited in many areas across the region and temperatures will be allowed to heat up - mostly in the western prairies. Meanwhile, the high pressure ridge may also be ‘reinforced’ by remaining El Nino conditions, the report added.

    Finally, the report noted a study that concluded there has been some tendency in the past for dryness and even drought in Western Canada when sea surface temperature anomalies are similar to those seen today.

    “Our preliminary assessment of potential weather in the summer of 2015 may be more moisture challenged than in recent years. . .” World Weather said in its report.

    Drier conditions in some parts of the Prairies would likely be welcomed by producers in areas of Saskatchewan and Manitoba that suffered through overly wet conditions in 2014. In fact, soil moisture levels remain so high that some farmers have already expressed concern that even normal snowfall this winter could result in more boggy conditions and unseeded acres again in 2015.

    However, a drier bias would not sit well with producers in some parts of northern Alberta and the Peace River district, where soil moisture is actually short.

    Yes Virginia their is a Santa Clause! This would be the best thing in the world bring it on, bring it on! WO HO!
    BEST NEWS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    #2
    Yes this indeed would be the best news ever. Cycles last between 4 to 6 years this one was 8. Maybe were going back to normal. Snow in our part of the world is ok to sled, even with this weeks warm up the snow will not go.
    But as a realist I will wait till spring to see if the weather is actually changing before I get to excited and make major changes to my cropping plans. One wet snow event in late April or early May and were back in the mud bowl.
    But it is reason to get a little bit positive about the 2015 growing season even if seeding is 142 days away!

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      #3
      "Moisture challenged"? Like music to my ears. The only better news, is if they said they think this trend would last for 20 years or more.

      Trouble is, they are only forecasters, they are probably wrong...

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        #4
        Hey its the first glimmer that this shit is over!

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          #5
          You will probably be on an emotional Bi Polar roller coaster ride before the beginning of the next growing season or a deep state of depression by the time the next growing season ends....

          One day at a time.

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            #6
            One day at a time and be careful what you wish for.

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              #7
              Prairies are 3 provinces. Averages always has highs and lows.. It is always OK to hope and dream mother nature will be good to us but that is about as far as it goes.

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                #8
                Farmaholic

                Is that some of your tact diplomacy and debonair comments I am to strive for? Lol

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                  #9
                  YUP, sarcasm was fully intended.

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                    #10
                    Boys the largest crop was a year ago with 1 inch in the growing season! But that year storm in early may before seeding then all fall went wet!
                    Bring on normal and the last 8 weren't normal! So bring it on!

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                      #11
                      There is no such thing as normal weather - maybe one week during the summer or one day in the week.

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                        #12
                        It's pretty ironic that anyone would be yearning for a return of a year like 1961. Some do remember the very best crops of wheat (on summerfallow) at maybe 12 bushels per acre. It does need to rain to grow on arid non irrigated prairie soils. and we have been saddled with excess production despite excess moisture stress.

                        The intent seeming is still to make the world awash in extra production....is it not?

                        Excess production; from whatever cause; does more to ruin profitability than a desire to control environmental factors that are currently out of the hands of producers.

                        We better keep it that way. The Mother Nature part at least.

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                          #13
                          We still harvested a crop in 1961 not big but did!
                          The 80s were great! The palliser triangle was noted in history for a reason! And it wasn't excess moisture!
                          8 years were purple for moisture it's time for a change!

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                            #14
                            Yeah I could gain close to 640 acres without buying at stupid prices.

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                              #15
                              Well thanks to those in some sort of "state of mind" advising a "largely empty" headed ag minister I think we are left in the bozo zone.

                              Is that better farmaholic or still to loose?

                              I welcome your feedback. Lol.

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