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 […]
Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress this past week. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says 90 percent of the crop has been combined, up from 81 percent and well ahead of the five year average of 82 percent. He says some producers must dry down their grain in order to store it properly because […]
Harvesting across Alberta this fall is far ahead of the 5-year average. The latest Alberta crop report estimated that 88 percent of crops have now been harvested. But again, as those numbers were tallied about a week ago, it’s very likely that number is much higher. Long-time crops specialist Harry Brook was already suggesting late […]
The latest Saskatchewan crop report says harvest is at 81 percent complete. Harvest is up from 73 percent last week and ahead of the five year average of 75 percent. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says harvest ranges from 98 percent in the southwest to 65 percent in east central areas. Harvest is […]
Saskatchewan farmers made limited harvest progress this past week, slowed by cooler and damp weather. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says combining is at 73 percent complete, up from 64 percent last week and ahead of the five year average of 68 percent. Harvest ranges from 96 percent in the southwest to 52 percent […]
Saskatchewan farmers made speedy harvest progress this past week. Provincial crops specialist Matt Struthers says 64 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 42 percent last week and just ahead of the 5 year average of 57 percent. He says harvest ranges from 93 percent in the southwest to 41 percent in […]
Producers made significant progress with their harvest operations last week, according to the Ministry of Agriculture’s latest crop report. Forty-two per cent of the crop has been harvested across the province, up from 23 per cent last week and slightly ahead of the five-year average of 40 per cent. The southwest region continues to lead […]
As it does every year, big farm machinery is going to be getting close to power lines across the province, and if you’re operating one of those machines, SaskPower reminds you to look up and live. Harvest is a busy time of year with a lot of long hours, SaskPower says. They suggest to plan […]
