Saskatchewan farmers made significant harvest progress this past week. Provincial crops extension specialist Sara Tetland says 89 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 77 percent last week and well ahead of the average of 67 percent for this time of year. Harvest ranges from 99 percent in the southwest to 66 […]
Saskatchewan farmers made good harvest progress this week despite weekend rainfall. Provincial crops extension specialist Sara Tetland says 77 percent of the crop has been combined, up from 62 percent last week and well ahead of the average of 59 percent. Harvest ranges from 96 percent complete in the southwest to 43 percent in the […]
The latest crop report says Saskatchewan farmers made significant harvest progress this past week. 62 percent of the crop has been combined, up from 43 percent last week and well ahead of the 5 year average of 48 percent for this date. Harvest is most advanced in the southwest at 90 percent and least […]
Saskatchewan farmers made significant harvest progress during the past week. The latest crop report says 43 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 28 percent last week and well ahead of the average of 35 percent for this date. Harvest ranges from 71 percent complete in the southwest to seven percent in […]
More than 700 crop damage hail claims have been made across the prairies in the final week of August. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says more than 2 dozen communities in Saskatchewan have been hit by hailstorms in the last week of August. He says damage was severe in certain […]
The latest crop report says harvest is advancing quickly across Saskatchewan. Provincial crops specialist Shannon Friesen says 28 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 15 percent last week and well ahead of the 5 year average of 22 percent. Harvest ranges from 50 percent complete in the southwest, 39 percent […]
Harvest is moving into full gear across Saskatchewan. Provincial crops analyst Sara Tetland says 15 percent of the crop has been combined, up from four percent last week and ahead of the 5 year average of 12 percent for this time of year. Harvest ranges from 31 percent in the southwest to 2 percent in […]
The Canadian Farmers Almanac is warning Saskatchewan residents to be ready for a stormy winter. Almanac managing editor Sandi Duncan says the temperature will be about normal this winter in Saskatchewan. But she says there will be more unsettled, stormy weather than usual. Duncan is forecasting near ideal weather for fall harvest with a wet […]
Harvest is getting started in many parts of Saskatchewan, and SGI wants to make sure drivers and farmers moving equipment are safe. SGI’s Tyler McMurchy says collisions with farm equipment are rare, but they do happen. He says in 2019, there were 23 collisions in Saskatchewan between farm equipment and other vehicles resulting in 8 […]
Earlier seeding is paying off in 2020 as Saskatchewan basks in multiple days of 30 degree plus heat. There were some expectations of very high yields earlier in the growing season following ample June rain. Since then, it has been generally warmer and drier. “My particular area is still looking at a good crop.” said […]
