By Robin Booker, The Western Producer, May 20, 2016
Southwestern and south-central areas were hit by hard frost, damaging early emerging crops
The growing season got off to a good start for many Saskatchewan producers, with warm April temperatures followed by significant rain on early seeded crops.
However, a hard frost on emerging crops across southern and central Saskatchewan has dealt a major setback for some growers.
Rosetown dropped below 0 C for six hours in the early morning of May 13, reaching as low as -5 C. Val Marie, in southwestern Saskatchewan, spent six hours below zero and was as cold as –4 C, while Saskatoon spent eights hours below zero and got as cold as –4 C, according to Environment Canada.
