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Spring is approaching and farmers in Saskatchewan are getting ready to plant their crops.
Lee Stanley, who farms near Gainsborough, told the Greg Morgan Morning Show on Monday there’s less snow on the ground in the southeastern corner of the province than there is in Regina.
Gainsborough is about 300 kilometres southeast of the Queen City.
“We went into winter pretty dry, so we’re hoping we might get a late-season snowstorm like last year or some early rain to give us a little bit (of moisture),” Stanley said. “With all the fog we’ve had, we’re almost scared of getting a month of rain in April because we had a month of fog in January.”
As for what will be planted on the farm this year, Stanley says he plans to grow canola, spring wheat and oats.
“Prices are reasonable for commodities right now,” the farmer said.
According to Stanley, the main challenge this year will be the moisture deficit affecting the region.
“That’s nothing new for a lot of Saskatchewan, but it is kind of for this corner because we’ve been wet for a lot of years,” he added. “It was fairly dry here last fall, but one of things about Saskatchewan … is we can go from too dry to too wet in a real hurry.”
Most of the farmers in the Gainsborough area are planning to start seeding in the last week of April or the first week of May depending on the weather and field conditions, Stanley said.
“(We) can’t go until the ground’s dry enough to support the equipment and we’d like to see a bit of early weed growth, so we can get it with some (herbicide) before we start seeding,” he added.
He said many farms in the area have been battling glyphosate-resistant kochia.
“(It’s getting to be) a very bad weed in this corner down here. A lot of guys have been fighting with it for a few years,” he said. “Thankfully, there (are) some options out there. We need to change up the chemicals we use for controlling the weeds.”
Despite all the challenges he has faced, Stanley says he’s optimistic for the season ahead.
“We have to be thinking we’re going to grow the best crop ever or we wouldn’t do what we do,” he added.