Rain and cool weather slowed progress on the 2015 Saskatchewan harvest. According to the weekly crop report, 84 per cent of the crop is now in the bin, up from 74 per cent a week ago. Another 12 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut.
The five-year average for this time of year is 83 per cent combined and 12 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.
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Producers reported over 80 per cent of the barley, durum, spring wheat and canola crops have been combined, with 79 per cent of soybeans, 61 per cent of chickpeas, 47 per cent of flax and 45 per cent of canary seed combined.
Yields are generally in the average range, but vary between regions. The report stated farmers are averaging 37 bushels per acre for spring wheat, 32 bushels for durum, 59 bushels for barley, 34 bushels for canola and 32 bushels for peas.
Watch below: Retired professor and farmer Nettie Wiebe, who co-authored a paper on farmland ownership in Saskatchewan earlier this year, discusses the results of consultations the government released Wednesday on the issue.
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