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Farmers

WeatherFarm

Customizable growing-degree-day maps!

Check out the new feature at www.weatherfarm.com and click the Crop Management  tab.

What is WeatherFarm™?
It's weather in a whole new vane! WeatherFarm is a free, online weather information centre designed exclusively for Prairie farmers. Its innovative agronomic tools can make your farm-management decisions easier.

View the WeatherFarm YouTube video to learn more.

Is it really free?
Absolutely! All you need is a computer with high speed Internet access. Registration is easy at www.weatherfarm.com. You do not need to own a weather station to use the online WeatherFarm centre.

WeatherFarm offers you:

Click here for more information about WeatherFarm.

Can it be customized?
Yes. Simply input YOUR location to bring up the most relevant information. WeatherFarm can also generate crop risk maps for a 60-kilometre radius around the weather station closest to your farm.

How can I get my own station?

Background
The weather network was launched in 2007 by farmers through the CWB and WeatherBug® , with support from partners like Richardson International and Bayer CropScience. The network is on track to revolutionize the way weather information is gathered, shared and used in Canada – by farmers, media, business, government and the public – enhancing services from Environment Canada. It is the largest private weather network in Canada.

WeatherFarm in the news

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View video:
Chris Kletke discusses the benefits of hosting a weather station on his farm at Brunkild, MB:

Guy Ash, project manager of the CWB's weather station project, talks about the network's value to farmers:

Click on the links above to play the videos. Some PCs will play the file and others will try saving it to your hard drive first. If your network prevents playing the file automatically due to a firewall, right click on the link and select "Save Target As." This will prompt you to choose a place on your hard drive to save the file before viewing it.