Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Moose Jaw Times-Herald: More sun needed for seeding season to start

Farmers were hard at work on Aug. 29, 2013 working
toward the harvest just west of Moose Jaw.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy
By Lisa Goudy


Producers are looking for more sun to get ready for seeding.

“The ideal conditions are (having) all the snow is gone, the top couple inches of soil have warmed up preferably to even three or four degrees throughout the day, sun of course and not too wet,” said Shannon Friesen, regional crop specialist with the provincial agriculture department.

On average, the seeding season begins in early May.

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