Saskatchewan saw some much-needed rain this weekend, but not all places received a good soaking. Environment Canada says 6o hour rainfall totals as of 4 a.m. Monday morning show the Regina region received just six millimeters of rain, but Saskatoon received 48 millimeters with the Battlefords seeing 43 mm. Terri Lang with the weather office […]
Environment Canada is anticipating a spring storm to strike southern Saskatchewan. The weather agency says overnight rain will switch to a heavy snowfall, with at least five-10 cm expected, and even more in some areas. The impacted area includes Yorkton, Melville, Moosomin, Kipling, Oxbow, and Carlyle. Environment Canada sats snowfall warnings may be issued if […]
The latest crop report says there was limited harvest progress across Saskatchewan this past week. Provincial crops analyst Shannon Friesen says 69 percent of the crop is in the bin, up from 55 percent last week but well behind the average of 88 percent for this date. She says most of the progress was […]
The combines are rolling again in parts of the Saskatchewan grainbelt after being delayed by last week’s rain and snow. The regional crop specialist in Weyburn, Sherri Roberts, says harvest is 40 to 80 percent complete in southeast Saskatchewan. She says some farmers were harvesting wheat on the weekend and one producer highlighted weather downgrading. […]
Propane demand in Saskatchewan is rising as a higher percentage of the 2019 crops will have to be dried following the latest snowfall and rain. The propane marketing manager for Federated Co-op, Dave Turk, is advising farmers to order their propane in a timely manner to avoid last year’s delays in delivery. Turk does not […]
Agriculture minister David Marit says this week’s heavy snowfall in western Saskatchewan poses a big challenge for farmers. An estimated 50 percent of the crop remains to be combined this fall and Marit says the snow will flatten many crops. He says the flattened crops will force farmers to be slow and careful when combining. […]
Snow and rain continue to fall in parts of Saskatchewan as we wrap up September. Winter storm warnings are still in effect for areas west of Regina including Moose Jaw, Swift Current, Assiniboia, Leader and Shaunavon. As of early Sunday morning, Environment Canada meteorologist Mark Melsness didn’t have official precipitation totals for the southwest. However, he […]
People in Saskatchewan can expect cool weather with plenty of precipitation throughout the weekend. Winter storm watches have been placed in the Shaunavon and Assiniboia regions as residents will see snowfall to end September. Swift Current, Leader and Moose Jaw are communities who are under winter storm watches. The system passing through the prairies over the […]
Saskatchewan farmers made some harvest progress despite rain this past week. Provincial crops analyst Shannon Friesen says 39 percent of crops are in the bin, up from 23 percent last week but well behind the average of 62 percent for this date. She says rainfall ranged from a trace to 94 millimeters near Ituna […]
A farmer near Ituna says a vicious hail storm swept the area Tuesday night. Ituna area farmer Adrienne Ivey says several crops were wiped out by the hailstorm, which ran on a narrow path of destruction. She says the hail was accompanied by heavy rain. Ivey says the hail was toonie-sized and very rough, looking […]
