Harvest

Now that harvest is complete, farmers are turning their attention to next season. Part of the decision-making process is looking at which crops to plant based on prices. Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com Kevin Hursh looked at prices now compared to the same time a year ago, and noted most prices for crops are down but a […]

Harvest in Saskatchewan is close to 100 percent as it can be. The Saskatchewan Crop Report, released today (Thurs), has harvest at 95 percent complete, slightly up from 91 percent the previous week, but still ahead of the 5-year average of 84 percent. Other than the odd field, producers in the west-central and southwest are […]

It’s the final leg of this year’s harvest in Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s Crop Report notes 91 percent of the crop is combined, up from 82 percent last week, and ahead of the 5 and 10-year averages of 73 percent each. The southwest (98 percent) and west-central (97 percent) are essentially done, followed by […]

Producers have made the most of another dry week in Saskatchewan with harvest now 82 per cent completed. This is ahead of the five-year average of 64 per cent and the 10-year average of 62 per cent. Producers are hoping for timely rains once harvest is complete.  Harvest in the southwest is essentially complete with […]

More crop is in the bin as 68 percent of harvest has been completed. It’s ahead of the 5-year average of 52 percent as well as the 10-year average of 48 percent. Farmers in the southwest are almost done at 93 percent, the west-central 78 percent, east-central 54 percent, northeast 55 percent, and the northwest […]

Farm group leaders are not only in charge of their respective organizations, but are also producers themselves. The Chairperson of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission Brett Halstead farms in the Nokomis area, north of Regina. Vice President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Todd Lewis farms near the hamlet of Gray, south of the Queen […]

Harvest in Saskatchewan is over the half-way point, according to the Saskatchewan Crop Report, released Thursday morning. The report notes 51 percent of the 2023 crop has been combined, up from 33 percent last week, and ahead of the 5-year average of 34 percent as well as the 10-year average of 33 percent. Farmers in […]

We’re a third of the way through harvest. The Saskatchewan Crop Report says 33 percent has been combined, up from 21 percent last week, and ahead of the 5-year average of 23 percent as well as the 10-year average of 20 percent. Crops Extension Specialist  MacKenzie Hladun says the southwest is furthest advanced at 60 […]

My favourite time of year is upon us. There’s something about the late part of summer and early fall that’s really special and perhaps it’s just a farm kid thing. The air is a little crisper, the leaves are changing colour, the mosquitoes are gone (finally), and the combines are humming along in the fields. […]

Most areas of Saskatchewan are preparing for harvest operations, while combines are becoming a frequent site in the west-central and southwest regions. The Saskatchewan Crop Report for the period of July 24-31 says hot conditions persist and crops continue to ripen. Producers are hoping for rain after harvest to replenish soil moisture for next year. Rain […]