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The harvest in Saskatchewan advanced 13 points for the week ended Sept. 16, at 74 per cent complete, despite rain in some parts of the province. Photo: Thinkstock

Canola, Cereals, Markets, Pulses, Soybeans

Saskatchewan harvest advances, but behind five-year pace

Lack of rain spurs progress

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm September 4, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan farmers advanced their harvest 11 points during the week ended Sept. 1, bringing it to 23 per cent complete. However, that’s still 17 points behind the five-year average despite dry conditions throughout most of the province.

Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Pulses

Saskatchewan harvest lags behind

Wet weather limits progress in some areas

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 28, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute At 12 per cent complete as of Aug. 25, harvest progress in Saskatchewan was well behind the five-year average of 25 per cent finished, the provincial agriculture department reported. Rain and thunderstorms hampered harvesting in some areas of Saskatchewan.

A wheat crop heads for the ripening stage in southeast Saskatchewan, July 20, 2024. Photo: Greg Berg

Canola, Cereals, Hay, Markets, Pulses, Soybeans

Rain aids some Saskatchewan crops

Soil moisture largely adequate

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 31, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes There was some relief for crops in Saskatchewan following sporadic showers. The provincial agriculture department said farmers are hoping for more rain to aid head and pod filling, but the weekly crop report for the week ended July 28 noted that more moisture wouldn’t help the yields for more advanced crops.

Canola, Cereals, Markets, Pulses, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Changes to Manitoba’s spring wheat: crop report

Canola varies widely

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 30, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Crops in Manitoba continued to hold up quite well, but the provincial agriculture department reported some variation in the spring wheat over the week ended July 29.

Crops, News

Manitoba Crop Report: Rains not enough to curb dryness

Some areas receive deluge; others still dry

By Adam Peleshaty July 9, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Many areas of Manitoba received varied amounts of rainfall during the week ended July 6, 2025. However, it was not enough to replenish moisture in some areas.

Pea plants emerge in between stubble in a field. Dry peas are leading the way in emergence in Alberta at more than 96 per cent. Photo: File

Barley, Canola, Hay, Lentils, Markets, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Spring Wheat

Alberta crop ratings nudge up

But ground drier

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 4, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta saw its overall crop rating improve, but its surface soil became drier, the province’s latest crop report said.

Canola, Cereals, Corn, Forages, Markets, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Manitoba crops advancing nicely despite below normal moisture

About 50 to 70 per cent of normal precipitation

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm July 2, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Crops in Manitoba continue to develop at a good pace despite a lack of rainfall in some parts of the province, reported Manitoba Agriculture on July 2.

Crops, Forages, Weather

Saskatchewan to top up some claims for wildlife-damaged forage

Affected producers in southwestern, west-central areas eligible

By Dave Bedard May 18, 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes Producers in southwestern and west-central Saskatchewan who lost stacked forage to wildlife feeding last winter may see a bump up in their compensation. The Saskatchewan and federal governments on Wednesday announced a “supplemental freight adjustment” to their wildlife damage compensation program, administered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. (SCIC). SCIC, the province said, has “reassessed and […] Read more

Smoke rises from a wildfire near Wildwood, Alta., about 100 km west of Edmonton, on May 5, 2023. (Photo: Alberta Wildfire/Handout via Reuters)

Livestock, Reuters, Weather

Alberta ‘crossing fingers’ for rain amid wildfires

CN mainline traffic west of Edmonton suspended

By Rod Nickel, Sam Jabri-Pickett May 9, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes Reuters — Firefighters were counting on rain and cooler weather forecast for Monday to help them quell a dramatic start to Alberta’s wildfire season. The province declared a state of emergency on Saturday in response to wildfires in northern and central regions that have displaced nearly 30,000 people and prompted energy producers to shut in […] Read more

File photo of a sunrise over an Alberta barley crop. (MNphotography/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Weather

Alberta issues final crop report for year

Harvest over 98 per cent done by region and crop type

By MarketsFarm October 15, 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm –– For the second year in a row the Alberta harvest wrapped up well ahead of the five-year average. With a gain of three points for the week ended Tuesday, Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development (AFRED) pegged the combining of major crops at 99.2 per cent complete. That’s 22 and a half […] Read more

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Proposed Sask. poultry research facility gets funding influx

Agriculture Canada makes small balance sheet adjustments

Federal government funds Quebec organic fertilizer company

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