BAM Weather meteorologist Brett Waltz joins Ryan Denis to break down the latest Prairie weather outlook and explain why one of the strongest El Niño events on record could shape crop conditions across Western Canada and the U.S.

Will July bring the heat everyone fears? Is drought still a risk? And what does the “horseshoe weather pattern” mean for spraying, crop development, and yield potential?

Brett shares his outlook for June, July, August, and even early harvest season.

Links & Resources

Links mentioned:

What the Futures Podcast:
https://www.whatthefuturespodcast.ca/

Ryan Denis:
https://www.ryandenis.ca/

Ryan’s email list:
https://www.ryandenis.ca/subscribe

Strategy Room:
https://www.ryandenis.ca/strategy-room

Lunch Box Crew:
https://www.ryandenis.ca/lunch-box-crew

Crop Marketing Made Cool Conference:
https://www.ryandenis.ca/2026-conference

UPL Wave Biostimulant:
https://www.uplcorp.com/ca/product-details/wave-biostimulant

BAM Weather:
https://bamwx.com/

Bret Walts:
https://x.com/BretWaltsWx

Bret Walts LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretwaltswx

Futures text updates / questions for Ryan:
ryan@whatthefuturespodcast.ca

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• (00:00:00) - Prairie weather update for Western Canadian farmers
• (00:04:35) - Bret Walts joins with the June/July weather outlook
• (00:10:13) - Cooler weather, rain chances and spraying windows
• (00:12:40) - July heat risk and what it means for late crops
• (00:18:32) - August moisture, drought risk and harvest conditions
• (00:22:43) - Will the crop get smoked by July heat?
• (00:28:39) - Ryan wraps with fertilizer and crop marketing updates