As of yesterday, 51% of the crop had been harvested in Saskatchewan. The five-year average was 86%, and last year at this time, 99% was in the bin. Neil says we're further along than 51% on our farm; perhaps 65%. They finished harvesting peas and lentils a couple of weeks ago and have since been waiting for the other crops to ripen. In the meantime, they swathed quite a bit more than usual.
Though there had been heavy frosts all around, our crops seemed to have escaped a killing frost until this past weekend. Now, ready or not, all crops are dead.
They've been combining durum the past couple of days with pretty good results. Neil thought it was running about 45 bushels to the acre. That's a very good yield. I was going to say it will be nice to have some farm income, but it's more accurate to say it'll be nice to pay down some of the debt.
After the durum, they'll harvest canola, large chickpeas, mustard, and small chickpeas. Hopefully, our harvest will be finished in the third week of October. Thankfully, the weather is cooperating. Tomorrow is supposed to reach a high of 26 Celcius--10 degrees higher than normal for this time of year!