Wide variety of yields and crop quality seen across the Prairies this season, reflecting differences in weather conditions
Variation in yield and quality of crops across the Prairies is the hallmark of this harvest season. Farmers in southern and eastern Alberta seeded in the dust, said Jesse Cole, manager of insurance products and product innovation with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation. Yield loss started in the spring for some. “Even areas that got some […] Read moreTag Archives harvest
Prairie harvest stays ahead of five-year average
Dry conditions across the region continue to leave many producers without adequate soil moisture as harvest wraps up
Harvest continues across the Prairies with completion rates continuing to surpass provincial and regional five-year averages. Producers in Alberta are 65 percent complete, a 21 percent increase compared to last week, according to the Alberta crop report released on Sept. 22. Producers in the south are nearly 91 percent finished on all crops, an increase […] Read more
Harvest conditions favourable in most regions
Precipitation has impacted some regions and crops including malt barley that has experienced some chitting
Some Prairie grain producers had to deal with rain last week, but managed to make hay when the sun did shine. Areas in southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba received the most moisture, with more than 40 millimetres in the Corning, Sask., area and more than 21-24 mm in Glenboro and Arborg areas of Manitoba. Mitchell […] Read more
Combine repair adventures not for faint of heart
You’d think that with such a spindly crop, harvest would be fast and easy. Instead, for me at least, it’s been a season of fix and repair daily, if not hourly. We got a new-to-us combine last fall and we kept the better of our two much older combines. What could go wrong when you […] Read more
In full swing – photo essay
The growing season at Windy Poplars Farm brings four farming ventures together in the Wynyard, Sask., area, and harvest is no exception as the Burns and Reeves families bring in their cereal crops in the first week of September. | Tyler Burns photos
Threshing day – photo essay
Photo essay | Five acres of oats were harvested late last month at the museum in Kindersley, Sask. The same teamsters bring their horses to town annually to take part in the day and use a binder, wagons and a threshing machine that have been donated to the museum. A McCormick WD9 tractor powers the threshing machine. | Paula Larson photos
Five acres of oats were harvested late last month at the museum in Kindersley, Sask. The same teamsters bring their horses to town annually to take part in the day and use a binder, wagons and a threshing machine that have been donated to the museum. A McCormick WD9 tractor powers the threshing machine. | […] Read more
Alta. combine crew ruled by women
At C.G. Paulgaard Farms, the women run the combines during harvest. When they do, things tend to run fairly smoothly on the 15,000 acre crop and livestock operation, according to Joanne Paulgaard, who runs the operation along with her husband, Rod, children Kyle and Shelby and Rod’s mother, Norma. An operation their size requires a […] Read more
Farm ends up with all-women crew this year
Saskatchewan producer says it wasn’t intentional but fewer mishaps and positive attitudes made the season enjoyable
Circumstances, not design, led Todd Moen to an all-female farm crew this year. But the Elrose, Sask., farmer says he would hire one again anytime. Fewer mishaps and positive attitudes made the season enjoyable, he said. Sometimes men want to do things their way or have an attitude about an aspect of the job, he […] Read more
Malt barley quality a question as Canadian harvest drags on
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – The quality of Canada’s 2019/20 barley crop remains to be seen, as cool and wet harvest conditions across much of the Prairies are raising concerns over how much will meet malt specifications. “We’ll lose a lot of malting barley this year, because of the weather,” said Peter Watts, managing director of the […] Read more
Saskatchewan two percent done, well behind average: report
Winnipeg – Saskatchewan farmers made some harvest progress during the week ended Aug. 19, but operations are running well behind normal, according to the latest provincial crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. The crop was two percent harvested as of Aug. 19, which was up from less-than-one percent the previous week, but well […] Read more
