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Humidity: 95 %

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Growing against the grain

CHINOOK, Alta. — Growing grain in the heart of Alberta’s special areas is not a game for the faint of heart. With an annual average rainfall of about 200 millimetres, the hilltops in some areas are as adept at producing cactii as they are at producing wheat. But if you ask cereal and oilseed producer Charles Schmidt, there is no better place in Alberta to grow a crop. In an average year, yields are relatively low but so are production costs...MORE

Shortline blows its own horn

FILLMORE, Sask. — It was only three weeks ago that the last Canadian Pacific Railway train rolled through town. However, an excited crowd gathered last week, cameras in hand, to watch a shiny black locomotive bearing a green logo pull grain cars in at Fill-More Seeds Inc. Saskatchewan’s 11th short-line railway hit the rails Aug. 20, when Stewart Southern Railway began operating on the former CPR line between...MORE

Nitrogen demand raises price

Nitrogen fertilizer prices are rising and the forecast is for more of the same, say manufacturers of the key farm input. U.S. anhydrous ammonia prices were up 18 percent Aug. 18 from a month earlier and liquid urea prices were up nine percent, according to a survey conducted by DTN. Agrium Inc. expects continued strong nutrient demand and rising prices in the second half of 2010. “Global nitrogen markets have...MORE

Expert offers tips for optimal canola harvest

26/08/2010 12:00:00 AM

Canola producers spend time, effort and money ensuring their canola crops get off to a...MORE

Expert’s frost prediction a worry for Prairies

26/08/2010 12:00:00 AM

Drew Lerner hasn’t budged on his first fall frost forecast. “I’m still focused on the...MORE

Peace region dries up

26/08/2010 12:00:00 AM

Northern Alberta grass seed producers were hit with a double whammy this year with poor...MORE

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Current Conditions

Observed at:
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l Airp
Date:
September 3, 2010
Time:
2:01 AM

Condition: Clear
Pressure: 102.3 kPa
Tendency: rising
Visibility: 24.1 km

Temperature: 7 C
Dewpoint: 6.3 C
Humidity: 95 %
Wind: 0
Wind Chill: 0

Yesterday

Max: 19.4 C
Min: 5.5 C
Precip: 0 mm

Normals

Max: 20.9 C
Min: 7.1 C

Today

Sunrise: 6:21 AM
Sunset: 7:51 PM

Forecast

Issued: September 2, 2010

Tonight	Cloudy periods. Clearing this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light early this evening. Low 7.
Friday	UV index 5 or moderate.
Friday night	Clearing late in the evening. Wind becoming southeast 20 km/h overnight. Low 9.
Saturday	A mix of sun and cloud. High 23.
Sunday	Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Low 11. High 17.
Monday	Cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. Low plus 5. High 13.
Tuesday	A mix of sun and cloud. Low 7. High 17.
Wednesday	A mix of sun and cloud. Low plus 5. High 18.