Agriculture

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More farmers have been able to get out into the field this week. Seeding is up from nine per cent last week to 38 per cent this week. This is well ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of 22 per cent.

SASKATOON – Scott Wright has been selected to lead the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE) as director, effective May 19.

As spring seeding gets underway, four participants from Parkland College's Introduction to Farm Hand course are ready to put their learning to work. The course, delivered over three Saturdays (Apr. 17, Apr.

The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) has launched a new tool to help Saskatchewan barley farmers keep up to date with the latest information related to growing and marketing their barley crops.

Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan, with nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground. This is ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of six per cent for this time of year.

For farmers across the region, the timely snowfall earlier this month was a welcome sight providing plenty of farmland with much-needed moisture.

Farmers in southeast Saskatchewan are concerned about moisture as seeding begins. Blake Duchek says the recent moisture was much-needed East of Atwater following 2020’s dry fall and low snowfall winter.

John Van Eaton says moisture in the form of snow in April will make a difference as spring seeding gets under way. Van Eaton farms northeast of Maryfield, planning on planting spring wheat, barley, canola, and peas this year.

Parts of southern and eastern Saskatchewan currently under a severe drought will need continuous light rain over several days to recharge the soil, according to farmers and agricultural experts.