Seven per cent of crops harvested, beating five year average

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 14

Despite rain delays in some areas, producers in the province now have seven per cent of the crop in the bin and seven per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. The five-year (2012-2016) average for this time of year is four per cent combined and six per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to […] Read more

Harvest advances in southwest, hay fields below average

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 7

Producers in the province have two per cent of the crop combined and three per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2012-2016) average for this time of year is two per cent combined and two per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. Seventy-five per cent of […] Read more


Harvest underway in south Sask., topsoil moisture worsens

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 31

Harvest is underway for some producers in the south, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Less than one per cent of the provincial crop has been combined, while slightly more than one per cent is ready to straight-cut. Forty-seven per cent of the fall rye, six per cent of the winter wheat, two per […] Read more



The plant symptoms included stunted development, twisted and bent stems and chlorosis at the growing point.

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Why are these yellow peas in a twist?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the July 18, 2017 issue of Grainews

On June 6 of last year, I visited Mike’s 3,000-acre farm, near Morse, Sask., where he grows green lentils, yellow peas, mustard and durum. Mike was concerned about some yellowing, unhealthy-looking plants in an area of his pea crop. Two days before he noticed the damaged plants, the crop had been sprayed by a custom applicator […] Read more

Haying progress continues, crops at normal stage of development

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 3, 2017

Haying is progressing in the province as livestock producers now have 19 per cent of the hay crop cut and 10 per cent baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Hay quality is rated as eight per cent excellent, 54 per cent good, 29 per cent fair and nine per […] Read more


Managing herbicide resistance

Managing herbicide resistance

Gowan Canada will host a speaker series 
on Wednesday and Thursday at Ag in Motion

Diversity is defined in the dictionary as “the condition of having or being composed of differing elements.” In weed control, diversity means using multiple strategies, or an integrated weed management approach. For herbicides, this means using all of the modes of action available to reduce the risk of weed resistance. This may be obvious, but […] Read more



Crop conditions good to excellent, frost damage being assessed in south

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending June 26, 2017

Despite the cool and dry conditions experienced so far, the majority of crops are in good to excellent condition, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. Sixty-five per cent of winter wheat, 54 per cent of fall rye, 70 per cent of spring wheat, 49 per cent of durum, 68 per cent of oats, 64 […] Read more