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Season 5 of the Great Canadian Farm Tour kicks off

Season 5 of the Great Canadian Farm Tour will start October 6 — a virtual learning adventure for students from Kindergarten to Grade 6.

This free, bilingual (English and French) program takes classrooms across the country to meet farmers, food experts, and agri-food businesses — helping students explore where their food comes from, straight from the source.

✨ Impact so far: More than 700,000+ student experiences have been delivered through 42 virtual farm tours to date — and we’re excited to grow that number even higher this season!

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Drought Now, Cold Weather To Come, Grain State Outlook

Video: Drought Now, Cold Weather To Come, Grain State Outlook

Colder weather ahead is the call from Eric Hunt with University of Nebraska Extension. We dig into the forecast for the months to come and look back at what happened at the end of the growing season, including the conditions that allowed southern corn rust to thrive. Eric also breaks down the current drought situation, highlighting where it’s driest now and where the conditions are changing. We wrap on the spring outlook and the current La Nina pattern in place and and what’s driving this cold snap. Yes, Eric said polar vortex in this conversation.