By Alice McFarlane

Saskatchewan farmers nearing the end of harvest

Oct 11, 2024 | 10:41 AM

Many producers will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with a meal at the kitchen table and not in the field.

Farmers were able to make good progress over the past week and now have 97 per cent of the 2024 crop in the bin. If the weather cooperates, many producers will finish harvest within the next week.

Harvest is complete in the southwest region of the province. The southeast and west-central regions are wrapping up harvest at 98 per cent complete. The east-central, northeast and northwest regions are in the homestretch reporting 93 per cent of harvest complete.

Winter cereals, triticale, field pea, lentil, durum, mustard and chickpea crops are in storage. Spring wheat, barley and canary seed harvest are nearing completion at 99 per cent harvested. Oats are reported to be 96 per cent harvested followed by canola at 94 per cent. The crops furthest behind are flax and soybeans, which are reported at 88 per cent and 77 per cent harvested, respectively.

Rain fell throughout the province with the highest amounts in the Arborfield and Wroxton areas, which both reported 32 mm. The Lake Lenore area received 28 mm and the Star City area recorded 26 mm.

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While recent rain stalled combining it has helped maintain topsoil moisture conditions currently as 60 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and four per cent very short. More precipitation prior to freeze up would help to replenish the soil, hay and pastureland.

There was extensive shelling damage to standing canola and oats from strong winds during the reporting period. The wind also caused swaths of canola and hay to blow around.

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