Warm, dry weather helps northwest producers in the field
Dry and relatively warm weather over the past week helped spur tremendous harvest progress in the northwest.
The latest crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture said producers were able to combine almost a quarter of the remaining crop and now have 65 per cent in the bin.
This is up from 42 per cent last week but well behind the five year average of 80. The report said the region will need several weeks of warm, dry weather to combine the remaining crop.
Much of the crop damage this past week was due to strong winds and lodging. Geese and wildlife continue to feed on swathed crop and other crops have been damaged by sprouting and downgrading is expected at the elevator.