Canola field bordering Livelong, in NW Sask, on Oct. 5th. The area was blanketed by wet snow.

Snow carpets Sask. crops, weather causing harvest havoc

Some farmers still have crops in the field, but all they can do is 'wait-and-see'

Old Man Winter yanked the rug out from under the feet of many Saskatchewan farmers this week, as a heavy wet snow fell across the province. Farmers have been happy with the yields, says Ian Weber, sales manager with Warrington AgroDynamic of Mervin. “But they’re not too happy right now with the weather.” Weber estimates […] Read more

A satellite view of Hurricane Matthew at about 1 p.m. ET on Oct. 6, as the hurricane regained Category 4 status. (NASA/NOAA GOES Project)

U.S. farmers race to ready for Hurricane Matthew’s blast

New York | Reuters — Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, roiled commodities markets and forced companies from cane refiners to orange juice makers to shutter as it whipped its way toward the southeastern U.S. on Thursday. Southeastern companies were closing down operations ahead of a storm that could threaten some […] Read more


Harvest progress below five-year average, rain still persists

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending October 3

Producers were able to get back into the field for a few days and make some harvest progress in between the weekend rains. Eighty per cent of the 2016 crop has been combined and 14 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for […] Read more



Farmers push past rainy weather to advance harvest

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 26

Despite the weekend rain, producers were still able to make progress with harvest. Seventy per cent of the 2016 crop is now combined and 22 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for this time of year is 79 per cent combined. Regionally, […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

U.S. grains: Soybeans, wheat edge higher on short-covering

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and oilseed futures were mostly higher on Tuesday, with soybeans rebounding from an earlier five-month low on support from investor short-covering ahead of a U.S. Department of Agriculture quarterly stocks report due on Friday. Rainfall delayed the U.S. corn and soybean harvests, while heavy precipitation could curb wheat output […] Read more


Wet weather relents, Sask. producers make ‘significant’ harvest progress

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending September 19

A dry and windy week has allowed producers to make significant harvest progress. Sixty per cent of the 2016 crop has been combined and 28 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) average for this time of year is 62 per cent combined. Regionally, […] Read more






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