Saskatchewan farmers look for sunshine to dry up fields

Sep 10, 2026 | 2:07 PM

The latest Saskatchewan crop report shows the fall harvest in the province is now 27 per cent complete.

Breaking the harvest down region by region, the southwest is at 55 per cent complete, followed by the southeast at 26 per cent, the west-central at 25 per cent, the east-central at 14 per cent, the northeast at seven per cent, and the northwest at six percent.

Samantha Marcino, Crops Extension Specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, said in many areas of the province received large amounts of rain over the Labour Day long weekend

“I think almost every region had rain and some areas had quite a lot of rain,” she said. “There’s eight RMs that reported had over 100 millimetres of rain, which is pretty significant. The RM of Long Lake recorded the most at 138 mm, RM of Eyebrow recorded 132 mm, and the RM of Sarnia recorded 127 mm. So, some areas received some significant rainfall.”

Marcino said the upside is topsoil moisture is in good shape.

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The crops that have been coming in are winter cereals, pulses, and some early seeded cereal crops.

“There has been some progress in all the crops across the board, but if we’re looking at winter cereals across the province, winter wheat is 87 per cent complete and fall rye at 94 per cent,” Marcino said.

Not surprising, rain and high winds were responsible for the bulk of crop damage over the past week.

“There’s also a couple pockets of hail damage, kind of where those big storms went. Lots of concerns and lots of reporters writing about lodging, waterlogged crops, and wet fields,” she said. “They’re worried about equipment getting back out there and getting stuck. Then there are lots of concerns about grain quality, including bleaching and sprouting.”

Producers have been using their downtime wisely. Marcino said some farmers can still do some field work.

“Lots are hauling bales or cleaning out corrals and trying to do some of those smaller, different jobs before they can get back into the field and get back on the combines,” she added.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

by Alice McFarlane

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