Environment Canada’s senior climatologist says long-range models do not point to a repeat of last year’s drought in southern Saskatchewan. David Phillips says western areas of the province are dry and eastern areas are wet. But he says the province is approaching the rainy season of May, June and July. Phillips says the weather […]
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers association has passed several important drought-related resolutions at the recent semi-annual meeting. President Kelcy Elford says producers would like to see livestock price insurance cost-shared with government, similar to crop insurance. Elford says producers are also asking for an improved forage insurance program, using satellite based information. He is also asking […]
The Mennonite Disaster Service update says 26 truck loads of hay have been delivered to drought-stricken Saskatchewan in the past few months. The vice chair of the disaster service in Saskatchewan, Ike Epp, says so far, 31 transport trailer loads have been donated by Ontario farmers to the Mennonite Haywest program. He hopes more are […]
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association welcomes more federal support for moving hay to the drought-stricken prairies. Federal Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has promised an additional 3 million dollars to move hay from Eastern Canada to the prairies under the Canadian Federation of Agriculture HayWest program. Stock Growers general manager Chad MacPherson says the additional funding […]
APAS has released initial results of a survey of Saskatchewan farmers who faced contract default on grain deliveries this year due to drought. 200 farmers have responded, with some facing bankruptcy due to the drought and contract shortfalls. The survey found 75 percent of respondents could not fulfill their grain contracts due to drought. The […]
The president of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers says this week’s snowstorm precipitation is welcome, but more will be needed. Regina has some snowdrifts three feet thick, while other areas of the province like Assiniboia have only a thin cover of fresh snow. Stock Growers president Kelcy Elford says the precipitation is welcome after a long […]
The Mennonite Disaster Service says more than a dozen loads of hay from Ontario have arrived in Saskatchewan to help drought-stricken farmers. The vice chair of the disaster service in Saskatchewan, Ike Epp, estimates 12 to 15 truckloads of hay have been donated under the haywest program. He hopes more loads are coming and efforts […]
The Mennonite Disaster service says loads of hay from Ontario have arrived in Saskatchewan to help drought stricken farmers. The service says hay prices have jumped from 70 dollars a bale to as much as 300 dollars and farmers can’t afford the skyrocketing price. The Mennonite Disaster Service has launched the hay west project, which […]
The provincial crops extension specialist says this week’s precipitation is important for improving soil moisture. Rain and snow has fallen overnight but amounts vary across the grainbelt. Saskatchewan agriculture crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says any moisture is welcome after a year of drought. Struthers says farmland needs precipitation before freeze-up to enable the soil […]
Harvest has reached 99 percent complete across Saskatchewan. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says combining is well ahead of the 5 year average of 79 percent for this date. He says crop yields varied greatly, depending on the moisture. Overall, yields are well below average due to widespread drought. Average yields this year are […]
