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Crop Report Oct 13-19
For the Period October 13 To 19, 2015
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This is the second-last Crop Report of the season. |
Harvest is virtually complete in the province as 97 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 91 per cent last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 98 per cent combined.
Mild and relatively dry weather allowed most producers to complete harvest, although other producers will need another week or more to finish. 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.
Very little rainfall was received this past week, although some areas around Prince Albert reported receiving 10 mm. Across the province, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as six per cent surplus, 88 per cent adequate and six per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture conditions are rated as two per cent surplus, 85 per cent adequate, 12 per cent short and one per cent very short.
Farmers are busy finishing harvest and fall work.
East-Central Saskatchewan (Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas; Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas)
The east-central region now has 97 per cent of the crop combined, equaling the five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year. Significant harvest progress was made thanks to warm and dry weather; however, some crops such as flax remain green and are slow to dry down.
Very little rainfall was reported in the region, although the Allan area received 6 mm. At 443 mm, the Bradwell area holds the regional record for the greatest amount of rainfall since April 1. Cropland topsoil moisture conditions are rated as 13 per cent surplus, 86 per cent adequate and one per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture conditions are rated as three per cent surplus, 96 per cent adequate and one per cent short.
Farmers are busy completing harvest, moving cattle, hauling bales and fixing fences.
Results of Farmland Consultations
SARM Pleased with Farmland Consultation Results
The Ministry of Agriculture has released the results of the farmland ownership consultation that began in May of this year and closed in August. The position of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is that farmland in Saskatchewan should be owned and farmed by people that want to live and work in Saskatchewan.
SARM has been closely following this issue and ensuring that its member’s views on the issue are heard by the Government of Saskatchewan. The Minister of Agriculture, the Honourable Lyle Stewart, was informed of SARM’s position at an in-person meeting with stakeholders. SARM President Ray Orb stated, “SARM believes that farmland in Saskatchewan should be owned by Saskatchewan farmers and not foreign interests or pension plans.” As seen in the survey results, this is the dominant view of the public in Saskatchewan. Many producer groups will be pleased with these results including SARM.
SARM President Ray Orb said, “these results demonstrate what the people of Saskatchewan believe should be done in regards to farmland ownership rules. We are looking forward to legislative and regulatory changes that will occur to satisfy these views.”
The positive results will ensure that Saskatchewan farmland continues to be farmed by Saskatchewan families. These families will reside in rural Saskatchewan and contribute to their local communities, strengthening the economy and social ties.
As the Government of Saskatchewan deliberates on next steps SARM will confidently wait as it knows the results will be favourable for farmland ownership rules.
For more information please contact:
Jay Meyer
Executive Director
(306) 761-3721
“SARM, the Voice of Rural Saskatchewan”
Crop Report Sept 29 – Oct 5
For the Period September 29 to October 5, 2015
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Wet and cool weather over the weekend has slowed harvest progress for many producers, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. Eighty-four per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 74 per cent last week. Twelve per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut.
The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 83 per cent combined and 12 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.
Regionally, producers in the southeast are furthest advanced, having 94 per cent of the crop combined. Producers in the southwest have 92 per cent combined. Eighty-one per cent of the crop is combined in the west-central region; 75 per cent in the east-central region; 74 per cent in the northeast and 73 per cent in the northwest.
Eighty-six per cent of barley, 85 per cent of durum, 84 per cent of spring wheat, 81 per cent of canola, 79 per cent of soybeans, 61 per cent of chickpeas, 47 per cent of flax and 45 per cent of canary seed have been combined.
Crop yields vary from region to region but are generally within the average range. Average yields are reported as 37 bushels per acre for spring wheat, 32 bushels per acre for durum, 59 bushels per acre for barley, 34 bushels per acre for canola and 32 bushels per acre for peas.
Of the hard red spring wheat that has been harvested so far, 27 per cent is expected to fall into the 1CW grade, 41 per cent into 2CW, 23 per cent into 3CW and nine per cent into CW feed.
Rainfall last week ranged from trace amounts to nearly two inches in the southwest. Provincially, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as 14 per cent surplus, 78 per cent adequate and eight per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as five per cent surplus, 80 per cent adequate, 11 per cent short and four per cent very short.
The Ministry of Agriculture has a Forage, Feed and Custom Service listing for producers to advertise and source feed products. It is available at www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/FeedForageListing.
Farmers are busy harvesting and hauling bales and grain.
East-Central Saskatchewan (Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas; Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas)
Cool and wet conditions continue to delay harvest in many areas . Seventy-five per cent of the crop is now combined, up from 66 per cent last week. The five-year (2010-2014) average for this time of year is 79 per cent combined. Most producers will need several more weeks of warm and dry weather to finish up harvest.
Crop yields in general are considered to be about average but vary throughout the region. Of the hard red spring wheat that has been harvested so far, 19 per cent is expected to fall into the 1CW grade, 45 per cent into 2CW, 25 per cent into 3CW and 11 per cent into CW feed. Quality remains a concern in some crops due to the wet conditions this fall. Many fields remain wet and swaths are slow to dry down in some areas.
Rainfall ranged from trace amounts to 29 mm in the Bulyea area. At 439 mm, the Meacham area holds the regional record for the greatest amount of rainfall since April 1. Cropland topsoil moisture conditions are rated as 18 per cent surplus, 81 per cent adequate and one per cent short, while hay land and pasture topsoil moisture conditions are rated as six per cent surplus, 92 per cent adequate and two per cent short.
Farmers are busy harvesting, hauling bales and completing fall work.
Friday Funny
If you are going to be the woman on the ranch, here are the top 10 “facts” you need to know! Original author is Julie Carter, Cowgirl Sass & Savvy.
1. Always l…oad your horse last in the trailer so it is the first one
unloaded. By the time he’s got his horse unloaded, you will have
your cinch pulled and be mounted up ready to go – lessening the
chance of him riding off without you with your horse trying to
follow while you are still trying to get your foot in the stirrup.
2. Never – and I repeat never – ever believe the phrase “We’ll be
right back,” when he has asked you to help him do something out on the ranch. The echoing words, “this will only take a little while” have filtered through generations of ranch wives and still today should invoke sincere distrust in the woman who hears them.
3. Always know there is NO romantic intention when he pleadingly asks you to take a ride in the pickup with him around the ranch while he checks waters and looks at cattle. What that sweet request really means is he wants someone to open and close the gates.
4. He will always expect you to quickly be able to find one stray in a four-section brush-covered pasture, but he will never be able to find the mayonnaise jar in four-square feet of refrigerator.
5. Count every head of everything you see – cattle especially, but
sometimes horses, deer, quail or whatever moves. Count it in the gate, out the gate or on the horizon. The first time you don’t count is when he will have expected that you did. That blank eyelash-batting look you give him when he asks “How many?” will not be acceptable.
6. Know that you will never be able to ride a horse or drive a pickup to suit him. Given the choice of jobs, choose throwing the feed off the back of the pickup. If he is on the back and you are driving, the opportunity for constant criticism of speed, ability and your eyesight will be utilized to the full extent. “How in the *@*# could you NOT see that hole?”
7. Never let yourself be on foot in the alley when he is sorting cattle horseback. When he has shoved 20 head of running, bucking, kicking yearlings at you and then hollers “Hold ’em, hold ’em” at the top of his lungs, don’t think that you really can do it without loss of life or limb. Contrary to what he will lead you to believe, walking back to the house is always an option that has been used throughout time.
8. Don’t expect him to correctly close the snap-on tops on the plastic refrigerator containers, but know he will expect you to always close every gate. His reasoning, the cows will get out; the food will not.
9. Always praise him when he helps in the kitchen – the very same way he does when you help with the ranch work – or not.
10. Know that when you step out of the house you move from the “wife” department to “hired hand” status. Although the word “hired” indicates there will be a paycheck that you will never see, rest assured you will have job security. The price is just right. And most of the time you will be “the best help he has” even if it is because you are the ONLY help he has.
Health News
Attention Cupar Residents!
The health nurse is coming back to cupar! She will be here 1 day every six weeks. She will be at the clinic attached to shalom.
To call and book an appointment call- 766-7500 press #1
In Memory
The Municipality was saddened to hear that Mr. Raymond Voelpel, who served as Reeve on the Municipality for fifteen years from 1979 to 1994, has passed away. Our sympathies to his friends and family.
RAYMOND ARTHUR VOELPEL Ray, late of Markinch, SK, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at the age of 85 years. Predeceased by his wife Lila; an infant daughter Ruth; parents, John and Elizabeth; sister Helen; and brother-in-law Ernie. Ray is survived by daughter Liane (Robert); son Greg (Gwen); grandchildren, Jessica and Adam; sister Davene; nieces, Madison and Lana; nephew Jason (Cheri) and their children, Brandon and Andrew. The Memorial Service will take place at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Markinch, SK on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. Interment in Bethlehem Cemetery. Flowers most gratefully declined. Those wishing, may make donations in memory of Ray to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church or Wheatwyn-Bethlehem Cemetery Care Corporation, Box 580, Southey, SK, S0G 4P0. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.speersfuneralchapel.com –
Library Event
Cupar Public Library will be hosting “Master Gardener” Sue Boxall for a Gardening Presentation, on Sat., October 17, from 2-4. Sue will speak for an hour and then answer any questions or concerns. Free admission but there will be a silver collection for coffee/goodies.
Contact the library, located in Cupar Legion Hall, on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:30-5, or by phone 306-723-4749, or email [email protected]
We give a baby book gift to any patron who has a newborn baby. Library cards/services are free to any one over 5 years of age.
The library board purchased a new fridge and stove for the Legion Hall from remaining funds from the fall trade show a couple of years ago. Thanks again to all who supported this fundraiser.
Next meeting date is Wed Oct 14 @ 6:30 pm at the library. New guests and ideas are welcome.