Rain delays seeding in eastern Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. – Saskatchewan farmers made some seeding progress in the past week, despite a storm that brought snow and rain to parts of the province.
Fifty-two per cent of the 2022 crop is now seeded, up from 33 per cent last week.
The west central region is the farthest along with 81 per cent of the crop seeded. Seventy-six per cent of the crop is seeded in the northwest, 73 per cent seeded in the southwest, 44 per cent seeded in the southeast, 22 per cent seeded in the northeast and 21 per cent seeded in the east-central region of the province.
Anna Lazar from the Wadena area said seeding is underway for her family with about 25 per cent of their 2,500-acre crop planted.