Harvest is estimated at 5 percent in the Weyburn area of southeast Saskatchewan. The regional crop specialist in Weyburn, Sherri Roberts, says this week’s rain has put a temporary halt to harvest operations. She says combines have been rolling for almost 2 weeks in the southeast. She estimates combining at least 5 percent complete, […]
A provincial crop specialist says weekend rain will benefit late maturing crops in Saskatchewan. The weather office says Regina had 80 millimeters of rain since Friday, while Moose Jaw, Indian Head and Estevan had over 50 millimeters. Assiniboia had 37 millimeters of rain. The rest of the southern grainbelt from Maple Creek to Broadview had […]
Harvest operations have started in some isolated areas of the Saskatchewan grainbelt. Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob says early maturing pulse crops and fall-planted cereals have been combined. Jacob says most of the early harvested crops are in the southwest part of the grainbelt. There was some rainfall in the northeast and northwest part […]
Combines are expecting to be rolling in the southeast part of the province in a week to ten days. The regional crop specialist in Weyburn, Sherri Roberts, says some wheat fields are starting to turn colour and combines are being prepared for the harvest rush. Last year, she says farmers were harvesting on August first, […]
