CROP REPORT: Farmers take advantage of dry conditions
Farmers are overcoming delays caused by rain as weather finally clears up across the province.
So far, 74 per cent of crops are in the bins while 19 per cent are swathed or ready to straight-cut.
According to this week’s Crop Report from Saskatchewan Agriculture they’re nearly on par with the five year average of 71 per cent combined and 20 per cent swathed.
Regionally, farmers in southern Saskatchewan are further ahead, at 85 or 88 per cent combined, compared to those in the North, with around 60 per cent combined.