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 […]
The latest Saskatchewan crop report says harvest is at 5 percent, up from one percent last week and behind the average of eight percent. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says harvest is mainly underway in western areas of the grainbelt with 17 percent in the bin in the southwest. Producers in the southwest […]
Harvest is advancing across western parts of the Saskatchewan grainbelt. The provincial crops extension specialist in Kindersley, Jesse Bond, says yields will be quite variable because of spotty rainfall this year. He says insects are a problem again this summer, particularly grasshoppers. Harvest may be nearing full swing in western areas but officials in eastern […]
The latest Saskatchewan crop report says harvest is one percent complete. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says combining is mainly limited to the southwest and west central regions of the province. He says harvest is behind the 5 year average of 2 percent. Last year, harvest was at seven percent for this date. […]
