We’re pretty close to 100 percent for seeding in Saskatchewan. The latest crop report today indicates 96 percent of the 2023 crop is in the ground, up from 89 percent last week, and just behind the 5-year average of 97 percent. The west-central region is essentially done at 99 percent; the northeast and northwest are […]
Another great week for seeding in Saskatchewan. According to today’s crop report, 89 percent of seeding has been completed, up from 68 percent the previous week, but slightly behind the 5-year average of 92 percent for this time of year. The northwest region is almost done at 97 percent complete, the west central is 94 […]
Seeding in Saskatchewan is over two-thirds of the way done. The third crop report of the season indicates 68 percent of seeding is complete, a 30 percent increase from the previous week, but behind the 5-year average of 76 percent. The northwest region is almost done at 84 percent complete, followed by the west-central at 81 […]
Saskatchewan farmers made significant progress this past week. The second crop report for the period of May 9-15, released today, indicates seeding is 38 percent complete, a substantial increase from 9 percent the previous week. While it is behind the 5-year average of 53 percent, it is closer to the 10-year average of 44 percent. The northwest is […]
SaskPower is reminding farmers to be aware of power lines during seeding. The provincial power company reported 248 cases of farm equipment hitting power lines last year. It’s recommended that farmers back up slowly to free themselves, but should stop immediately if the line is not coming free. It’s also important to stay inside the […]
Seeding has officially begun in Saskatchewan. The first crop report of the year indicates 9 percent of the crop has been seeded, below the 5-year average of 23 percent. The southwest, west-central, and northwest are areas farthest ahead in seeding, while it’s slow going in the east where snowfall was heavier and water in the fields […]
Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat, canola and barley this spring while area seeded to oats and lentils will decline. Statistics Canada says Saskatchewan farmers anticipate planting 7.3 percent more wheat this year at 14.2 million acres. Spring wheat will jump 10 percent to 9.2 million acres while durum will jump almost 3 percent […]
A Saskatchewan Agriculture crop specialist is predicting seeding for the southwest region will start a bit earlier than the rest of the province. Matt Struthers believes seeding in the southwest is a week or two away, as temperatures remain too cool to get into the field, despite most snow melting west of Moose Jaw and […]
There were no major surprises in Tuesday’s seeded acreage report from Statistics Canada. Approximately 25,000 farmers, including 6,200 in Saskatchewan were surveyed from May 13th to June 12th. Some producers in Eastern Saskatchewan and Manitoba were seeding well into June due to excessive spring moisture, and that could have some impact on the numbers. StatsCan […]
A group of 14 farmers from Mongolia is touring Canada’s Farm Show in Regina to buy high tech seeding equipment. The president of Ensada Holding company in Mongolia, Boldoo Usukh, says his country has similar soil conditions and climate compared to Saskatchewan. He says Saskatchewan-made farm equipment is the best in the world and his […]
