Rick Omelchenko

Saskatchewan farmers get a recent break from hail

Sep 21, 2020 | 4:53am

Saskatchewan farmers are finally getting a break from hail damaging thunderstorms this summer. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says there were only 16 claims of crop damage from hail in the second week of September. He says milder weather has led to minor hail crop damage. “It’s really mild, it’s […]

Over 800 hail claims made so far in September

Sep 14, 2020 | 5:03am

More than 800 crop damage hail claims have been made across the prairies in the first week of September. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says more than 2 dozen Saskatchewan communities have been hit by hailstorms in the first week of this month. “Right now, the hail storms are pea-sized […]

Hundreds of hail claims made in Sask. during last week of August

Sep 8, 2020 | 4:13am

More than 700 crop damage hail claims have been made across the prairies in the final week of August. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says more than 2 dozen communities in Saskatchewan have been hit by hailstorms in the last week of August. He says damage was severe in certain […]

August brings golf-ball size hail to Western Canada

Aug 17, 2020 | 4:55am

The latest hail report says golf-ball size hail damaged crops across Western Canada during the first ten days of August. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says there are about 400 claims of crop damage from pea to golf-ball size hail in the first part of August. “The storms are small, […]

Despite dozens of claims, hail damage in Saskatchewan relatively light

Jul 2, 2020 | 5:22am

The Canadian Crop Hail Association has released a report showing heavy crop damage from early summer hail storms in some areas. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, says hail storms struck in late May, early and mid-June. So far, there are over 60 claims in Saskatchewan with mostly light to medium […]

Hail damage claims down to end busy month of July

Aug 12, 2019 | 6:00am

The fourth week in July saw a big drop in crop hail damage claims across Saskatchewan. The president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association, Rick Omelchenko, said mid-July saw 3,000 crop damage claims across the prairies, including 1,200 in Saskatchewan. He said many communities were affected. “In Saskatchewan, it’s mostly that Landis, Kelfield, North Battleford, […]