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September 30, 2019

Weekend rain and snow cause more harvest delays across Saskatchewan

Wheat Growers chair Jim Wickett at Rosetown says some crops have been flattened and downgraded to livestock feed by the rain and snow. Wickett adds farmers face much higher costs for grain drying and he is hoping for some rebate from the federal carbon tax.

September 5, 2019

Sask. farmers look for warm dry frost-free weather in September

Western Canadian Wheat Growers chair Jim Wickett farms at Rosetown and says many crops in his area are late maturing and need warm dry weather to mature and ripen. He says frost is a big concern in his area. Wickett says frost in the next 2 weeks could devastate many canola and some wheat crops.

May 30, 2019

‘An absolutely brutal year’: Alberta farm incomes plummet 70 per cent in 2018

Director Matt Sawyer featured: Alberta farm incomes plummeted in 2018 due to a “brutal” combination of conditions that included severe drought, wild weather and global trade barriers.