The latest crop report says there was limited harvest progress across Saskatchewan this past week. Provincial crops analyst Shannon Friesen says 69 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 55 percent last week but well behind the average of 88 percent for this date. She says most of the progress was […]
Saskatchewan farmers made limited harvest progress this past week. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says 47 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 39 percent last week but well behind the 5 year average of 75 percent for this date. He says most of the crop is being harvested in tough […]
Agriculture minister David Marit says this week’s heavy snowfall in western Saskatchewan poses a big challenge for farmers. An estimated 50 percent of the crop remains to be combined this fall and Marit says the snow will flatten many crops. He says the flattened crops will force farmers to be slow and careful when combining. […]
Davidson area farmer Rob Stone has not been able to combine a ”dry” bushel of grain this year. “Some of it has been close, kind of 15 (percent) moisture, maybe 15.5 on wheat and 13.5 on the lentils,” said Stone. Aeration and grain drying equipment have been vital tools in getting crop off in damp […]
Saskatchewan farmers are back on the combine after being delayed by rain for several days last week. The regional crop specialist in the southeast at Weyburn, Sherri Roberts, says some farmers were in the field as early as Saturday. She says there is some concern wheat crops will be downgraded because of the rain. She […]
Saskatchewan farmers made some harvest progress this past week despite cool wet weather. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says 18 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 11 percent last week but well behind the average of 43 percent for this date. He says crop yields so far are about average. […]
Harvest is estimated at 15 to 20 percent in the Weyburn area of southeast Saskatchewan. The regional crops specialist in Weyburn, Sherri Roberts, says combining has been delayed in recent days by rainfall. She expects crop production to be average to above average despite a dry start to the growing season in the southeast. She […]
