Tag Archives: Seeding
Seeding across Sask reaches 86 percent
Despite rainy weather Saskatchewan farmers completed more seeding during the past week. The latest crop report says seeding is at 86 percent, up from 74 percent last week. Seeding ranges from 91 perce...
Harvard Media May 27, 2021
Crop report says Sask seeding reaches 74 percent complete
Saskatchewan farmers made tremendous seeding progress during the past week. Crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says 74 percent of the crop has been seeded, up from 34 percent last week and well...
Harvard Media May 20, 2021
Seeding reaches 38 percent across Sask
Seeding is rapidly moving ahead across the Saskatchewan grainbelt. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says seeding up from 9 percent last week to 38 percent. The five year average is...
Harvard Media May 13, 2021
Seeding moving ahead quickly in southwest Saskatchewan
Seeding is advancing rapidly across southwest Saskatchewan. The crops extension specialist in Swift Current, Shannon Chant, estimates about half the crop is in the ground. She says soil moisture is re...
Harvard Media May 10, 2021
Seeding reaches 9 percent in first Sask crop report of 2021
The first crop report of the season says seeding is 9 percent complete across Saskatchewan. Seeding is ahead of the five year average of six percent for this time of year. Abnormally cool spring weath...
Harvard Media May 06, 2021
Sask. farmers start seeding the 2021 crop
Seeding of the 2021 crop has started in scattered parts of southern Saskatchewan. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says a few farmers in the southeast and southwest have started sp...
Harvard Media Apr 30, 2021
Sask-based SeedMaster expands its reach in Alberta
Emerald Park-based SeedMaster is expanding its footprint in Alberta. SeedMaster says Alberta AG Centre is now part of SeedMaster’s distribution network and will ensure SeedMaster equipment is av...
Harvard Media Apr 29, 2021
StatsCan survey says Sask farmers to seed more canola and barley and less wheat, oats and pulses
Statistics Canada says farmers seeding intentions include more canola, barley, soybeans and corn. The federal agency say farmers will plant less wheat, oats peas and lentils compared to last year. Whe...
Harvard Media Apr 27, 2021
SaskPower reminding producers to “Look Up and Live” during seeding
SaskPower is reminding farmers to look up and live as spring seeding begins. Scott McGregor with SaskPower says over half of farm safety incidents occur between April and June. “We want to remin...
Jon Troth Apr 26, 2021
SaskPower reminding producers to “Look Up and Live” during seeding
SaskPower is reminding farmers to look up and live as spring seeding begins. Scott McGregor with SaskPower says over half of farm safety incidents occur between April and June. “We want to remin...
Jon Troth Apr 26, 2021