Prairie crop conditions strongest in a decade despite extreme weather
Open this photo in gallery:A flowering canola crop grows in Saskatoon, Sask., July, 2025. Warm summer weather has sped crop development. Ohrtman’s firm analyzes an array of agronomic indicators to assess the agricultural situation, from soil moisture conditions to the state of the vegetative canopy on the fields to the weather in micro-regions, much of it using satellite data.
- ▪Open this photo in gallery:A flowering canola crop grows in Saskatoon, Sask., July, 2025.
- ▪Warm summer weather has sped crop development.
- ▪Ohrtman’s firm analyzes an array of agronomic indicators to assess the agricultural situation, from soil moisture conditions to the state of the vegetative canopy on the fields to the weather in micro-regions, much of it using satellite dat
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Open this photo in gallery:A flowering canola crop grows in Saskatoon, Sask., July, 2025. The Prairies are home to the world’s largest canola crop.Ed White/ReutersShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountEven as floods, tornadoes and hailstorms hammer the Canadian Prairies, farmers are seeing the best crop conditions in a decade halfway through the growing season, according to EarthDaily’s analysis of satellite and agronomic data.The extreme weather has not lessened, but a years-long drought that left thousands of farmers across the vast prairies struggling to produce a crop has eased after bountiful spring rains provided enough moisture for the crop to germinate. Warm summer weather has sped crop development.
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