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Farmers set to finish up harvest this week

Oct 22, 2015 | 6:29 PM

Harvest is almost complete in the province as 97 per cent of the 2015 crop is now in the bin, up six per cent last week.

According to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report, the five year average for this time of year from 2010-2014 is 98 per cent combined.

The weather has been mild and fairly dry, cooperating with farmers working to wrap up harvest. Most will finish within the upcoming week.

The southeast region is the furthest advanced, having 99 per cent of the crop combined.  The southwestern, east-central and northeastern regions have 98 per cent of the crop combined, the northwest has 97 per cent and the west-central region has 93 per cent.  There are still some flax, canary seed and oat crops left to be combined.

Prince Albert was one of the only places that received rain this week, with up to 10 millimetres reported.  Across the province, 88 per cent of topsoil moisture conditions on cropland is rated as adequate, while 85 per cent of hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is also adequate.

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The final Crop Report of the season will be released on October 29 as farmers finish up this year’s work.

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