Seeding nearly done in Alta., rain needed in north

Alberta farmers are nearly finished with their spring seeding operations, having made quick progress in the past few weeks, according to a crop specialist with the province's Ag-Info Centre. With planting wrapping up, fields in the northern part of the province are now in need of some rainfall, while excess moisture is causing some concerns[...]

Rains stall Saskatchewan seeding

Farmers in waterlogged parts of eastern Saskatchewan are nearly out of time for fields to dry in time for planting, after steady rains in the past few days, provincial government officials said Wednesday. "Every second day for the past week, it seems like it's been raining and raining," said Daphne Cruise, regional crops specialist with[...]


Prairie flooding delays seeding two weeks so far

Farmers in flooded Western Canada look to plant at least two weeks later than normal as average to heavy snowpack melts on saturated fields and causes rivers to overflow. The most optimistic scenario would see farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta, the two biggest producers of wheat and canola, start planting in early May, assuming that[...]