Combining in Manitoba advanced 11 points during the week ended Sept. 9, which brought the harvest to 40 per cent complete provincewide, Manitoba Agriculture reported.
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Surviving a bad harvest day sometimes requires a little luck
Op-Ed: A single day of fall field work yields three cautionary tales for Prairie farmers
Producer and writer Kevin Hursh shares a day of three potentially disastrous incidents as cautionary tales of farm safety for Prairie farmers in the midst of fall harvest work.
Alberta brothers develop rock-solid innovation
A protective rock dam for combine headers helps save farmers on equipment repairs and down time during harvest
Brothers with TrueLine MFG invents new rock damsfor headers that is exploding with interest across Canada, the U.S. and Australia which serves as a cheap protective measure for expensive farm equipment.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain, humidity delay harvest progress
Provincial harvest only three per cent complete
Rain, humidity and thunderstorms delayed harvesting and crop progress in Saskatchewan during the week ended Aug. 18, 2025.
Rains help late crops in Saskatchewan, but delay harvest
Harvest progress at two per cent complete
Widespread rains across Saskatchewan during the week ended Aug. 11 brought much needed moisture to later seeded crops still filling. However, the precipitation slowed desiccation operations and may hurt the quality of earlier seeded crops, said the weekly provincial report.
Harvest begins in Manitoba: Report
Weekly report as of Aug. 12, 2025
Harvest operations are underway in Manitoba, according to the latest provincial crop report as of Aug. 12 noting that winter cereals and early spring grains and field peas were starting to come off the fields.
John Deere debuts updated F8 and F9 forage harvesters
New machines offer upgraded features and more ponies
John Deere has updated its F8 and F9 forage harvester models. The models have increased horsepower options, expanded automation features and technology offerings compared to previous models.
Male farmers face stresses unique to agriculture
Loss of animals, farm succession, labour-intensive harvest and higher suicide rates contribute to farmers’ mental burden
June is Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, and a farm-focused initiative has found four factors that adversely affect male producers’ mental well-being.
Good agronomy urged under uncertain canola market
With tariffs and trade wars looming, Canadian canola growers are urged to eke out every bit of efficiency in their 2025 canola production
With tariffs and trade wars looming, Canadian canola growers are urged to eke out every bit of efficiency in their 2025 canola production.
Sask. farmers report good crop quality, variable yields
Most areas are hoping for good moisture through the fall and winter to get soils into good shape for next spring planting
REGINA — Saskatchewan crops are in the bin, and the province says yields were above the 10-year average for most of them. Durum, canola, oats and mustard yielded below average, according to the final 2024 crop report issued Oct. 30. There are regional differences in both yield and quality depending on rainfall amounts through the […] Read more
