Agriculture

By Lorne Klein Regional forage specialist, Weyburn office Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture In some areas of the province there has been a noticeable increase in soil salinity over the last five years.

In some areas of the province there has been a noticeable increase in soil salinity over the last five years. The increase is partially due to the above average growing season rainfall.

Often we are reminded of good ideas which just never quite lived up to the expectation.

Harvest is advancing despite delays due to wet field conditions. Warm and dry weather is needed before many producers can return to the field.

The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) reminds producers September 30, 2015, is the deadline for submitting 2014 AgriStability program forms.

The provincial government is not proceeding with the Kutawagan Creek Diversion Project for the Quill Lakes.

When I was growing up on a small mixed farm a half century ago summerfallow was the norm when it came to crop planning. Farmers just naturally left one-third to one-half of their cropable land fallow each year.

Forty per cent of the 2015 crop is now in the bin and an additional 33 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report for the period ending September 7.

Forty per cent of the 2015 crop is now in the bin and an additional 33 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report for the period ending September 7.

As a result of reduced hay yields this year many beef producers are planning to utilize cereal greenfeed as the main forage in their winter feeding program.