Harvest

Farm group leaders are not only in charge of their respective organizations, but are also producers themselves. The Chairperson of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission Brett Halstead farms in the Nokomis area, north of Regina. Vice President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Todd Lewis farms near the hamlet of Gray, south of the Queen […]

Harvest in Saskatchewan is over the half-way point, according to the Saskatchewan Crop Report, released Thursday morning. The report notes 51 percent of the 2023 crop has been combined, up from 33 percent last week, and ahead of the 5-year average of 34 percent as well as the 10-year average of 33 percent. Farmers in […]

We’re a third of the way through harvest. The Saskatchewan Crop Report says 33 percent has been combined, up from 21 percent last week, and ahead of the 5-year average of 23 percent as well as the 10-year average of 20 percent. Crops Extension Specialist  MacKenzie Hladun says the southwest is furthest advanced at 60 […]

My favourite time of year is upon us. There’s something about the late part of summer and early fall that’s really special and perhaps it’s just a farm kid thing. The air is a little crisper, the leaves are changing colour, the mosquitoes are gone (finally), and the combines are humming along in the fields. […]

Most areas of Saskatchewan are preparing for harvest operations, while combines are becoming a frequent site in the west-central and southwest regions. The Saskatchewan Crop Report for the period of July 24-31 says hot conditions persist and crops continue to ripen. Producers are hoping for rain after harvest to replenish soil moisture for next year. Rain […]

Southwest Saskatchewan drew the short end of the stick when it comes to the weather. Shannon Chant, a Crops Extension Specialist based in Swift Current, says the temperature in that part of the province has been in the high 20’s to low 30’s since mid-May. The crops have suffered from heat stress and are shorter […]

The continuing dry conditions are affecting crop yield potential of Saskatchewan crops. The Saskatchewan Crop Report says harvest has begun in the driest areas – the west central and southwest regions. Rain fell in a few areas, ranging from 37-40 mm to just trace amounts. Producers are wanting substantial moisture as some areas have gone […]

The final crop report this season from the Saskatchewan ministry of Agriculture says harvest is virtually complete across the grainbelt. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says only a few fields of flax and canola remain to be combined. He says yields varied greatly across the province. He says yields in eastern and northern regions […]

Harvest is slowly wrapping up in the northeast Saskatchewan grainbelt. The provincial crops extension specialist in Yorkton, Samantha Marcino, estimates harvest is 95 percent complete in her region. Marcino says yields were wide-ranging, depending on the rainfall during the growing season. She expects combining to wrap up this coming week. —-

September was both warm and dry with numerous temperature records set towards the end of the month. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang compiles the monthly data. For Regina, the September mean temperature was just under 15 degrees, 3 degrees above normal. For Moose Jaw, the mean temperature last month was 15.6 degrees, again 3 degrees […]