A group of farmers are gathering at one Saskatchewan farm to complete harvest of 14 quarters of land. About 30 to 40 farmers in the Southey area are helping the Berkan family after Trevor Berkan passed away at the age of 41, leaving behind a wife and four kids, as well as unharvested land. Dan […]
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 […]
Heavy rain and snow from late season storms is slowing down crop hail damage adjustments. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, is asking farmers to be patient and leave adequate check-strips for adjusters. He says an adequate check strip for crop damage is at least 20 by 30 feet in the […]
There’s a relatively good outlook for harvest weather this coming week in southern Saskatchewan. Combining is just over half done after numerous delays from recent rain and snow. Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said the forecast is for cool and relatively dry weather this week followed by a warm up. “Certainly we see a […]
Saskatchewan farmers made limited harvest progress this past week due to rain and snow. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says 55 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 47 percent last week but well behind the average of 82 percent for this time of year. He says most of the crop […]
This week’s snowfall across much of the southern Saskatchewan grainbelt has put harvest on hold again. Regina has a covering of snow. The weather office says no snow in Saskatoon, 3 centimeters in Yorkton and 5 centimeters in Weyburn and Assiniboia. SaskWheat vice chair Scott Hepworth says the ground is white with snow around Assiniboia, […]
The combines are rolling again in parts of the Saskatchewan grainbelt after being delayed by last week’s rain and snow. The regional crop specialist in Weyburn, Sherri Roberts, says harvest is 40 to 80 percent complete in southeast Saskatchewan. She says some farmers were harvesting wheat on the weekend and one producer highlighted weather downgrading. […]
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. […]
Weekend rain and snow will cause more harvest delays across the Saskatchewan grainbelt. The snowfall ranges from 40 centimeters in Cypress Hills to two inches at Rosetown and a covering of snow in Regina and Saskatoon. Wheat Growers chair Jim Wickett at Rosetown says some crops have been flattened and downgraded to livestock feed by […]
