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Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Oct 30 | From snow to sizzle. Very changeable weather is on the way to the prairies for Halloween weekend. Record highs are possible.

Strong wind, snow, rain, and possible record high temperatures are expected on the prairies over the Halloween weekend 🎃

Find out who gets what at Rural Roots Canada.....

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Prairie Weather This Week – October 27 | Rain and snow for the northern prairies this week....southern prairies will stay dry. Halloween will be warm and windy.

The wait continues for meaningful moisture on the southern prairies, with most of the rain and snow staying to the north this week.

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Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update – Oct 23 | Dry weather continues across the southern prairies into the weekend. Some rain can be expected in central and northern regions Sunday.

Great opportunity to continue fall field work, with sunny, dry weather forecast across the prairies through the weekend. That said, the decline in soil moisture continues...

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After a wet start to the week, drier weather takes over again. Except in Manitoba. They're getting rain, and they won't share.

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Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update – Oct 16 | Alberta's dry, and a chinook is on the way for the weekend. Some rain for Saskatchewan, and Manitoba gets drenched by a Colorado low.

Snow, rain, and even chinooks will affect the prairies through the weekend. The west will be dry and the eastern prairies will be wet. Manitoba - very wet.

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Prairie Weather This Week – October 13 | As farmers wrap up the harvest, many are hoping for rain and snow to ease a drought that is again worsening. The Eastern Prairies will see rain.

It's Thanksgiving, and farmers across the prairies can be thankful for the recent harvest weather. The other side to the story...worsening drought. The latest Canadian Drought Monitor leads off this week's prairie weather outlook.

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Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Oct 9 | Thanksgiving Weekend Forecast....farmers and travellers alike will need to be cautious, with MAJOR weather changes on the way.

There are many things to be thankful for over the Thanskgiving weekend, but the weather on the prairies may not be one of them. Expect rain, snow, and strong wind....impacting farmers and travellers alike.

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Prairie Weather This Week – Oct 6 | It's another ideal week of harvest weather for most of the prairies. Frost happens. And likely will happen this week.

It's a race against Jack Frost, as farmers rush to complete the harvest. Despite the frost risk, overall there will be terrific weather for this week's field work across the southern prairies.

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Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Oct 2 | Two low pressure systems will bring rain to the prairies over the next few days. And, Alberta can expect frost this weekend!

Albertans should prepare for frost, and wet weather is expected in all three prairie provinces through the weekend.

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Prairie Weather This Week – Sept 29 | The harvest season continues with dry weather. Dry, but not bone dry. Some rainfall is expected this week, especially in central areas.

The harvest is close to completion in Alberta, and progressing well in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. This week's weather will be favourable to getting the job done.

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RRC Podcast Ep. 8 – Sept 19 – Agriculture & Nation-Building with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois In the latest RRC Podcast, we chat with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois to discuss why agriculture was left out of Canada’s first round of nation-building projects.

In this podcast, Tim Parent sits down with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, the Food Professor and Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, to discuss why food and ag were left out of Canada’s first wave of nation-building projects. www.ruralrootscanada.com/rrc-podcast-...
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Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Sept 25 | Nearly ideal harvest conditions will continue through the weekend across the prairies, as most of the rain remains north.

It's a bit chillier, but conditions remain favourable for harvesting and other outdoor activities through Sunday. Some rain, perhaps, in the central prairies.

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Prairie Weather This Week – Sept 22 | Sunny and dry weather will dominate this week's weather across the prairies. Periods of rain as well, and in parts of Alberta, the season's first snow.

For most farmers on the Canadian prairie, this week brings ideal harvest weather, with only a few showers in smaller areas. Check out Rural Roots Canada to find out where SNOW might fall next weekend.

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It's looking like it will be a nice day for the Agricultural Societies Day Fall Harvest in Spruce Grove on Saturday, September 20. The event runs from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

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Prairie Weather This Week – MIdweek Update Sept 18 | Dry weather continues in Alberta, and the rain in the eastern prairies will slowly come to an end on the weekend. Frost is not yet a widespread concern,

Harvest operations continue in Alberta, and can finally resume in Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan, as drier weather finally returns!

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Prairie Weather This Week – Sept 15 | Wet weather continues to delay the harvest in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Alberta will be drier, though scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected.

Summer's not ready to give up just yet. That means more sunshine for parts of the prairies, and rain for others, as farmers continue the harvest.

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Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update Sept. 11 | Improvements in the drought situation - excellent harvest conditions to the west, On the Eastern Prairies, drier weather is delayed.

Big improvements in the updated Canadian Drought Monitor. Harvest is uninterrupted this week in Alberta, but showers and storms hit the eastern prairies.

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Plateau Cattle Co. Win 2025 ABP Environmental Stewardship Award Plateau Cattle Co. has been named as the recipient of the Alberta Beef Producers' 2025 Environmental Stewardship award.

Ranchers John Smith and Laura Laing, who own Plateau Cattle Co. near Nanton, Alberta, have spent their lives improving their cattle herds’ health and welfare.

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Prairie Weather This Week – September 8 | Anohter week of mainly dry weather is ahead for the Canadian Prairies. It's terrific harvest weather, but what about soil moisture?

Warm and dry weather continues for the harvest, but there will be a few interruptions, with occasional showers, and possible storms.

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Now that it's September, active weather returns with wind, rain, sunshine, smoke, and even a risk of frost for some areas.

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Prairie Weather This Week – September 1 | Dry, warm, and sunny weather will dominate the prairies again this week, and there will be few interruptions to the harvest.

Warm and dry weather continues across the prairies this week. However, some brief showers and storms could disrupt the harvest. Find out when and where at Rural Roots Canada.

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Do More Agriculture’s AgTalk Initiative Renewed | Rural Roots Canada Do More Agriculture Foundation’s AgTalk online space for mental health connection in the agricultural sector has been renewed.

The Do More Agriculture Foundation’s AgTalk – Canada’s online space for mental health connection in the agriculture sector – has been renewed thanks to support from BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada, the RBC Foundation, and the McCain Foundation.

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