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Sask. harvest in early stages, rainfall delays progress in south
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Sask. harvest in early stages, rainfall delays progress in south

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 12

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Despite rain delays in some areas, producers now have over one per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, and less than one per cent of the 2019 crop combined according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Crop Report. The five-year (2014-2018) average is four per cent combined and five per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. Seventeen per […] Read more
File photo of initial symptoms that may be seen the morning after a frost in canola. Depending on the amount of frost and weather conditions, either moderate damage or severe damage may develop. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Weather

Prairies at risk of frosty harvest

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MarketsFarm — Another dilemma is expected for the 2019 growing season: after a late start, western Canadian farmers could be challenged by an early end. Over the Aug. 10 weekend there were isolated reports of frost in some areas of the Peace region in northwestern Alberta. Other parts of the Prairies may be experiencing similar […] Read more
A pea crop soaks up the sun near Ethelton, Sask., on July 30.
Crops, News, Weather

Harvest begins in Saskatchewan, crop development two weeks behind for some

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 5

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Harvest operations have already begun in some parts of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. As crops continue to mature in the next few weeks, most producers will begin to harvest. Some crops are one-to-two weeks behind in development and this may be of concern depending on weather during harvest. Scattered rainfall […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Sask producers make good haying progress, crops mostly measure fair-to-good

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 29

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Livestock producers continue to make good haying progress as 39 per cent of the hay crop is now baled or put into silage. An additional 27 per cent is cut and ready for baling according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Hay quality is currently rated as three per cent excellent, 52 per cent good, […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

Cattle volumes remain low as pasture conditions improve

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MarketsFarm – Manitoba cattle markets observed characteristically light volumes during week ended July 26, due in part to improving pasture conditions. “There hasn’t been any panic-selling in the western and southern parts of the province,” agreed Rick Wright of Heartland Order Buying Co. Wright mentioned the Northeast region of the province is drier than most, […] Read more
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Livestock

Livestock producers receive tax relief for 2019

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Drought in Western Canada and Quebec has prompted the federal government to release an initial list of regions eligible for livestock tax deferrals. The livestock tax deferral provision allows livestock producers in prescribed drought, flood or excess moisture regions to defer a portion of their 2019 sale proceeds of breeding livestock until 2020 to help […] Read more
Crops, News, Weather

Majority of Sask. crops measure ‘poor-to-good condition’

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 15

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Crops continue to develop across the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Sixty-three per cent of the fall and spring cereals, 53 per cent of the oilseeds, and 73 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Crop conditions vary throughout the province, […] Read more
This Google Earth image taken on August 23, 2015, shows the location of the three sloughs referenced in Table 1, as well as the fourth slough (dugout), referenced in Table 2.
Columns, Livestock

Les Henry: Is your slough water safe for cattle?

If you’re looking to sloughs for water, screen them with an EC meter to be safe 


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As the drought drags in many parts of the Prairies, there is great concern about crops. Many areas started the season with little subsoil moisture reserve and most areas have had too little rain. In some cases it is almost none — at my Dundurn farm, the total rainfall for the year to date as […] Read more

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