Saskatchewan’s crop report for the week ending July 26 says producers have 66 per cent of the hay crop cut and 38 per cent baled or put into silage.Quality is rated as 19 per cent excellent, 58 per cent good and 10 per cent fair. Haying has progressed furthest in the south, where 73 per […] Read more
Haing progresses, crops behing normal: Saskatchewan crop report
Saskatchewan crop report haying underway, crops behind normal
Producers have cut 43 per cent of the hay crop and 21 per cent has been baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The quality of the hay crop is rated as 21 per cent excellent and 53 per cent good. Haying has progressed furthest in the south, where 62 […] Read more
Saskatchewan crop report ? haying underway, crops behind normal
Producers have cut 43 per cent of the hay crop and 21 per cent has been baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The quality of the hay crop is rated as 21 per cent excellent and 53 per cent good. Haying has progressed furthest in the south, where 62 […] Read more
Cool weather delays Saskatchewan seeding
Seeding is underway in the southwest but cool weather has delayed seeding in most other areas of Saskatchewan this week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s crop report for the week ending April 26. Less than one per cent of the crop has been seeded, primarily peas, lentils and canola. Producers have taken advantage of the lull […] Read more
Seeding underway in southwest Saskatchewan
Seeding has begun in the southwest corner of the province, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s first weekly crop report of 2009. A late spring, combined with cooler temperatures and precipitation, has delayed seeding in most other areas of the province. The northern and central regions are still one to two weeks away from the start of […] Read more
Pasture available for drought-stricken cattle producers
The Ministry of Agriculture has announced some assistance for cattle producers in southwest Saskatchewan. Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud said there are a number of grazing opportunities available in northeast Saskatchewan through the Saskatchewan Pastures Program (SPP). “We recognized that with current drought conditions in the southwest, cattle producers are short of pasture,” Bjornerud said. “We […] Read more
Seeding starts in Saskatchewan
Seeding has started in the southwestern areas of the province, according to Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s weekly crop report. Peas and spring cereals were reported to have been seeded during the past week. In comparison, most northern and central areas are one to three weeks away from seeding. Using a diagonal line through the grainbelt […] Read more
Sask. seeded acres expected above average
(REVISED) — Saskatchewan farmers are planning to seed 34.2 million acres — three per cent above the 10-year (1998-2007) average of 33.3 million acres, and four per cent above last year’s 33.1 million acres, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s first weekly crop report for 2008. Crops that show increases in intended acreage include spring wheat, durum, […] Read more
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