crop damage

Harvest is basically done in Saskatchewan, as progress is at 97 per cent complete. Producers in the southwest are done; the southeast and west-central are wrapping up at 98 per cent, and farmers in the east-central, northeast and northwest regions are in the homestretch at 93 per cent. Crops that are in the bin are […]

SASKATCHEWAN — Summer storm season has arrived, evidenced by several weather incidents across the province in June, including tornado warnings in southeastern Saskatchewan June 12. Being proactive rather than reactive is important to helping your family in case of a severe weather occurrence and resulting emergency situations. One way to stay in the know is […]

The Swift Current area was on the receiving end of a hail storm that came through on Saturday. Richard Cuthbert is a wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, based in Swift Current. He says the storm was heading towards the community, and by 6:20 p.m. that day the winds started to pick up, then […]

Most producers in Saskatchewan have finished seeding. 99 percent of the crop has been seeded, slightly up from 96 percent last week, according to today’s crop report. “It’s right where we should be for this time of year,” said Crops Extenstion Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Matthew Struthers. “There’s a little bit of […]

Crop damage hail claims are starting to pour in from the northwest corner of the Saskatchewan grainbelt. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says claims are coming in from farmers from Meadow Lake through Shellbrook in the northwest part of the province. He says there were plow winds and hail stones […]