Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring planting in Saskatchewan moved into its final days as it advanced 17 points at 94 per cent complete as of June 3. Saskatchewan Agriculture noted that despite the speed seeding has been going it was a shade behind the five and 10-year averages of 97 per cent finished.
Planting in Saskatchewan on the verge of completion
Prairie forecast: Drier with a slow warming trend
Reading Time: 4 minutes Now—for those of you who still need rain, the developing pattern doesn't look like an overall dry pattern. It's just not all clouds with the threat of showers every couple of days. For those of you on the eastern Prairies who are tired of rain then a little sunshine and heat is what the doctor ordered.
Saskatchewan seeding progress running behind average
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan farmers made good seeding progress during the week ended May 27 although operations continue to run behind average as varied rainfall caused some delays, according to the latest weekly report from the provincial agricultural department.
Prairie forecast: Plenty of chances for rain
Forecast issued May 29, covering May 20 to June 5, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes Looking at the big picture, we should see some warmer temperatures—after all it is June—but I still don't see signs of any sustained heat.
Saskatchewan sees good seeding progress, but behind average pace
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spring planting in Saskatchewan progressed 24 points during the week ended May 20, putting seeding at 56 per cent complete, according to the provincial Agriculture department. However, that’s 12 points behind this time last year and well below the five-year average of 76 per cent finished.
SeedMaster to expand Sask. headquarters
Reading Time: < 1 minute SeedMaster announced today its intention to invest $10 million in expanding its Emerald Park, Sask., headquarters, just east of Regina.
Prairie forecast: Cool, unsettled weather across the Prairies
Forecast issued May 22, covering May 22 to 29, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutes Rainy, cool and unsettled weather to continue across the Prairies as the influence of upper lows continue.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Half of field pea, lentil acres seeded
Reading Time: 2 minutes In total, 32 per cent of intended acres were seeded so far this spring, according to the Saskatchewan government’s weekly crop report released on May 16. One week earlier, seeding across the province was only 12 per cent complete.
Grain commission revokes GFI licenses
Global Foods and Ingredients shut down operations May 7
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked six licenses for Global Food and Ingredients, a plant-based and plant protein company with facilities in Saskatchewan.
Prairie forecast: Cool and unsettled weather across the Prairies
Reading Time: 4 minutes For this forecast period, well, it's a bit of a mess. Overall, it looks like we could be stuck in a cool, wet pattern until the end of the month.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
