rutted field after harvest

Harvest underway in Sask., farmers dealing with excessive moisture

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 8

Harvest operations are underway in the province. Thirty-five per cent of the winter wheat, 25 per cent of the fall rye, four per cent of the peas and one per cent of the lentils are combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Haying operations continue with 79 per cent of the hay crop now […] Read more

Combines harvesting crop at sunset

Harvest operations begin, hay progress seen good

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending August 1

Harvest operations have just begun in parts of the province with some farmers combining peas, lentils and winter cereals, or swathing canola, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. It was another good week for hay progress, as producers now have 70 per cent of the hay crop baled or put into silage and another […] Read more


Haying progress improves, crops seen in good condition

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 25

Good progress was made with haying this past week. Livestock producers have 50 per cent of the hay crop baled or put into silage and another 20 per cent cut and ready for baling, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year average (2011-2015) is 55 per cent baled or put into silage. Hay […] Read more

Rain, humidity deliver slow progress to haying operations

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 18

Livestock producers continue with haying operations throughout the province, although frequent rain and high humidity have slowed progress. Twenty-two per cent of the hay crop has been cut and 28 per cent is baled or put into silage. The five year average (2011-2015) for hay progress is 23 per cent cut and 40 per cent […] Read more


Crops developing normally, hay progress waits on wet fields

Crops developing normally, hay progress waits on wet fields

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 11

Crops across the province are developing normally, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Fifty-one per cent of the fall cereals, 69 per cent of the oilseeds and 70 per cent of the spring cereals and pulses are at their normal developmental stages for this time of year. Significant amounts of rain fell on much […] Read more

Crops developing rapidly, growing conditions optimal

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 4

Crops are developing rapidly in much of the province and growing conditions have been optimal in most areas, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Fifty-one per cent of the fall cereals are in the dough stage while 34 per cent of the spring cereals are in the heading stage. Twenty per cent of the […] Read more


Crop development good to excellent, some disease and flooding reported

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending June 27

The majority of crops are in good to excellent condition and at their normal stage of development, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Due to favourable growing conditions, 27 per cent of the spring wheat, 43 per cent of the durum, 26 per cent of the canola, 41 per cent of the lentils, 38 […] Read more



Warm week provides excellent crop growth

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending June 6

Seeding has essentially wrapped up in the province with 98 per cent of the 2016 crop in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for this time of year is 89 per cent seeded. Many producers have completed seeding operations and are working on in-crop herbicide applications. Topsoil moisture […] Read more

Crop emergence has generally been good in the northwest, local ag retailers report.

Guenther: Sask. farmers near end of seeding, optimism abounds

Saskatchewan Crop Report rates crops as good to excellent overall

As Saskatchewan farmers wrap up the last bit of seeding, there’s abundant optimism for this year’s crop. “Our moisture conditions are good right now,” said Dave Shepherd, location manager for AgriTeam in Glaslyn, in north-western Saskatchewan. The crops, he added, are “looking really good.” West of Glaslyn, things are progressing nicely, said Ian Weber, sales […] Read more