Rural Roots Canada

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of September 21, 2026.

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of September 21, 2026.

Harvest is running well behind schedule across Alberta and B.C., but warmer and dryer weather is on the way this autumn. RRC Meteorologist David Spence has the details.

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 14

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 14

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 14

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 14

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 14

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 14

Wet weather is creating major challenges for farmers trying to get harvest underway across the Prairies. This week on the Rural Roots Canada podcast, RRC meteorologist David Spence joins Craig Lester to discuss the cool, damp weather pattern that has kept combines out of fields and left some farmers wondering whether conditions will improve in time to get crops off before frost. Spence looks at si...

An Alberta company that developed a way to micronize sulphur is expanding its production capacity as it looks to grow markets in agriculture and beyond. SulTech Global uses a process that micronizes sulphur in water, producing particles that can be used as plant nutrients, soil amendments and in value-added products. The company acquired the technology from Alberta Research Council, now InnoTech A...

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 7

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 7

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 7

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 7

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 7

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for the week of Sept. 7

This week on the Rural Roots Canada podcast, we look at trust, innovation and Canadian agriculture’s growing reach. Lisa Bishop-Spencer with the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity discusses how Canadians’ trust in the food system is changing, why farmers and scientists remain among the most trusted voices, and the challenge of communicating innovation and science in ways that connect with consumer...

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for August 31.

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for August 31.

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for August 31.

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for August 31.

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for August 31.

RRC Meteorologist David Spence updates the Prairie weather forecast for August 31.

RRC meteorologist David Spence joins Craig Lester to break down a summer of weather extremes across the Prairies and what those conditions could mean as farmers move deeper into harvest. They discuss the sharp north-south divide in moisture, with dry conditions returning to parts of southern Alberta, while excessive rainfall is creating harvest challenges farther north. Spence also talks about slo...