Tag: drought

Warm weather has continued to help crops mature throughout the province. Producers have been able to make considerable headway with harvest; seven per cent of crop is now combined and six per cent is ready to straight combine. The five-year average (2016-2020) for this time of year is one per cent combined and two per… Continue reading Crop Report For The Period Of August 3rd To 9th, 2021

Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture recently announced $119 million in direct support for drought-affected cattle producers. The AgriRecovery program will provide a per head payment to help maintain breeding stock. This financial relief will help producers with extraordinary costs caused by drought, such as accessing feed and water. In addition to cattle producers, funding will be… Continue reading Sask. Government Pledges $119 Million to Assist Drought-Affected Livestock Producers

Our agriculture sector is being hugely impacted this year. If you or someone you know needs extra support in dealing with these stressful times, the Farm Stress Line is available. It is a confidential service, with no call display, available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, toll-free at 1-800-667-4442. Calls are answered by Mobile Crisis Services Regina, a non-profit,… Continue reading Confidential Farm Stress Line Available 24/7

Harvest operations have begun throughout the province and three per cent of the crop is now combined, well ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of less than one percent harvested for this time of year. Another three per cent of the crop in the province is ready to straight combine and that number will quickly… Continue reading Extremely Dry Conditions Continue in this Crop Report for July 27 To August 2, 2021

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to increase the 2021 AgriStability interim benefit payment percentage from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for Saskatchewan producers. “My heart goes out to those farmers and ranchers feeling the impacts of the drought.  We are working closely with provinces to get farm families the support they… Continue reading Agristability Interim Benefit Increased For Saskatchewan Producers

Source: Brian Cross, producer.com. August 1, 2021 High temperatures in late June and July have caused a noticeable increase in grasshopper development. Drought, plague, fire and pestilence. It seems like hard-luck farmers in Western Canada have seen a little bit of everything this year. Read the full article here… For the latest information and for… Continue reading Farmers Now Face Grasshopper Threat

Haying continues throughout the province with few rainfall delays this past week. Livestock producers now have 15 per cent of hay crop cut and 75 per cent baled or put into silage. Many producers across the province have finished their haying operations. Hay quality is rated as four per cent excellent, 40 per cent good,… Continue reading Crop Report for July 20th to July 26th, 2021

A number of diseases can affect annual crops that are grown in western Canada. When deciding if and when to apply a fungicide, you need to consider the disease triangle, economics of the application, the number of life cycles per year for the disease and the best way to apply the product. For a disease… Continue reading Fungicide Considerations for Dry Conditions

By Helen Rud, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Lands Branch, Regina The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is now authorizing lessees of Crown agricultural land to sublease or sell hay from the lease if they have excess grazing or hay resources, due to dry conditions. To sublease grazing land or sell hay from the lease, lessees must… Continue reading Authorizing Subleasing and Sale of Hay on Crown Lands

Source: Sean Pratt, producer.com, July 24, 2021 Richardson has primarily been a grain handler and exporter during its 164 years in the business. Canada’s largest grain company is expanding its reach into the processing sector and into the U.S. market. Richardson International has acquired Italgrani USA Inc., the largest durum miller in North America. Read… Continue reading Richardson Storms Into U.S. With Durum Deal