By Martin Martinson

Productive harvest season in Battlefords area

Aug 28, 2018 | 12:09 PM

As August draws to a close and harvest season continues in Saskatchewan, the outlook in the Battlefords region appears to be a positive one overall.   

Shane Kolenosky, Marketing Manager for Nutrien Ag Solutions, says harvest in the Battlefords has been a pretty smooth process this year with things continuing to improve as the season progresses.

“It’s going well,” Kolenosky said. “A little bit of a slow progress so far but it’s starting to pick up. Pulses are getting combined right now, canola’s getting swathed and the odd cereal field is getting combined, but they are really just getting into it. “  

When it comes to the region as a whole, Kolenosky said the harvest throughout the province appears to be pretty standard for this time of year.

 “I’d say it’s average. We had some dry spots in the south, the north isn’t too bad but it’s a bit spotty. Some guys will be above average, but overall, we’re probably looking at an average year.”

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As far as the smoke overhead, and dealing with the haze caused by the BC wildfires, Kolenosky said that while it did seem to have an effect, there does not appear to be any damage.

“It slowed the maturity down. It did make things a little later than we expected. I don’t think it hurt anything; I think it just slowed things down a little bit.”

Kolenosky estimates harvest to be about 15 per cent done so far this year. The average for this time of year is around 25 per cent. 

Martin.Martinson@jpbg.ca

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