Saskatchewan crop a big improvement from last year

Farmers in the northern and eastern regions of Saskatchewan are much happier with their crops this year.

The Ministry of Agriculture released its final report for 2022. Crop specialist Matt Struthers said dry weather in September and October allowed producers to harvest their crops without major weather delays.

“There’s still a few flax acres and maybe some late canola that is still being picked up, but it’s very few acres so we can say we’re virtually done,” Struthers said.

While harvest started early for many producers in the southwest and west-central regions, late seeding dates and weekly precipitation during the flowering and seed-filling stages delayed harvest in the eastern and northern parts of the province until the latter half of August. Struthers said this resulted in higher yields.