Saskatchewan harvest is progressing very quickly with 20 percent of the crop in the bin. Thats up from seven percent last week and well ahead of the average of four percent. The latest provincial crop report sdays some farmers have indicated yields are worse than expected while those who had timely rains are seeing yields […]
Farmers in Saskatchewan are being advised to take precautions to avoid combine fires during harvest. Weyburn crop extension specialist Sherri Roberts says there have been some combine fires during harvest, including an incident at nearby McTaggart this week. She says the fire was put out but advises farmers to carry a fire extinguisher. Roberts also […]
Harvest is advancing across Saskatchewan with seven percent of the crop in the bin. That’s up from last week’s three percent and the average of one percent for this date. The latest crop report says scattered showers throughout the province have caused short delays to harvest but farmers are happy to finally receive rain. 54 […]
The latest crop report says hot dry weather has accelerated crop development and some farmers have started combining. Estimated yields for many crops across the province are expected to be well below average. Any rain now won’t improve yields but would have a positive effect next year. Rainfall this past week varied across the […]
A provincial crops official says this week’s snowcover will benefit some late maturing crops in southeast Saskatchewan. The crop extension specialist in Weyburn, Sherri Roberts, says the snowcover will assist farmers who still have sunflowers to harvest. There have been several field fires during harvest this fall and Roberts says the snow will reduce the […]
Harvest is nearing completion across the Saskatchewan grainbelt. The latest provincial crop report says 99 percent of combining is complete, up from 96 percent last week and well ahead of the five year average of 83 percent for this date. Harvest is virtually complete in the south and west-central regions, 99 percent in east-central […]
Harvest is nearing completion across the Saskatchewan grainbelt. The latest provincial crop report says 96 percent of the crop has been combined, up from 89 percent last week and ahead of the average of 76 percent for this date. Harvest ranges from 99 percent in the southwest to 91 percent in the northwest. Estimated yields […]
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 […]
