Saskatchewan farmers make some harvest progress before the rain

Sep 3, 2026 | 2:01 PM

When conditions allowed it, harvest progress was made around Saskatchewan, but it was still behind the five- and ten-year averages for this time of year.

In the Ministry of Agriculture crop report for the week of Aug. 25 to 31, progress was reported at 18 per cent complete, up from 11 per cent from the previous report. The five-year average is 39 per cent, and the ten-year average is 34 per cent.

By region, the southwest remains ahead at 38 per cent complete, followed by the southeast at 19 per cent; the west-central 17 per cent, east-central 10 per cent, and the northwest and northeast are at four per cent.

Crops Extension Specialist Davidson Ugheoke said last week started dry, allowing farmers to make progress, however many regions received rainfall and localized hail later in the week.

“Most of the damage that was reported across the province was mainly due to rain and wind, which of course caused some localized flooding in certain fields. In canola, sclerotinia was reported in certain regions that had higher precipitation throughout the growing season,” he said.

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The Rural Municipality of Prairie Rose had the most rain recorded at 136 millimetres (mm), followed by the R.M. of Fertile Belt at 125 mm, Langenburg 113 mm, and the R.M. of Sasman 96 mm.

Ugheoke said despite that, farmers are still optimistic that favourable weather conditions will help advance harvest progress.

Winter wheat and fall rye are the most harvested crops at this point, with winter wheat at 74 per cent complete and fall rye at 88 per cent complete.

Mustard is the most advanced oilseed crop at 25 per cent harvested; soybeans are at 7 per cent, canola 4 per cent and flax at just 1 per cent.

Among spring cereals, triticale is 68 per cent harvested, barley 32 per cent, durum 20 per cent, oats 12 per cent, spring wheat 6 per cent, and canary seed 4 per cent.

For pulses, lentils are 73 per cent combined, field peas 66 per cent, and chickpeas 7 per cent.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

by Alice McFarlane

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