THE MELVILLE $1.50 PER COPY Friday, GST INCLUDED July 26, 2019 Vol. 93 No. 31 Agreement # 40011922 PROUDLY SERVING MELVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1929 • WWW.GRASSLANDSNEWS.CA • 1-306-728-5448 Crop report Farmers cautiously optimistic about harvest By Lin Orosz Grasslands News The rain that’s fallen the last few weeks across much of the region has brightened the outlook of many farmers who are hoping to harvest crops this fall that are close to average. And that’s a considerable shift in attitude com- pared to just a few weeks back when Melville-area farmers seeded crops into generally dry soil and then wondered if the rains would come in time to provide favorable growing conditions for even a minimally yielding crop. Dean Douhaniuk, a grain and oilseed farmer south of Killaly, says canola and pulse crops have “shaped up quite a bit from the spring time.” “Canola is definitely better every day,” Douhaniuk told the Melville Advance Monday. “I think we should have a decent crop, a good av- erage crop or slightly below average. The cereals and pulses – we should still have a decent crop.” Douhaniuk farms, about 1.5 miles north of the Qu’Appelle Valley, he says he’s received eight or nine inches of rain the last few weeks but the rains have been spotty – a farmer can record half-an-inch of rain on his land whereas his neighbor two miles away might get only a trace. “Things are looking pretty good…(crops) are filling in every day. A 24-hour soaker came right in the nick of time. (And) this heat will definitely help things get growing and the warm nights are going to make a difference.” Lorne Herndier, who grows canola and cereals and raises cattle at his farm southwest of Melville, is pleased with the way crops have developed. “They’re looking good considering the way they looked two months ago. They did come back. They are still somewhat late but they’ve rebounded nicely. I think we’ll be happy if it works out to an average crop.” Hay crops haven’t fared as well, says Herndier, because the rainfall those crops need in April to de- velop properly didn’t come. Farmers say hay lands are yielding just a fraction of what they normally produce. “It’s far from average. Hay needs rain early in April and it never got it. Our hay crop is on the poor side. The pasture land has come back. What the cows grazed off earlier on is coming back now that it got rain, which is a pleasant surprise. But the hay crops won’t,” Herndier says.” Brian Reinson, an RM of Cana councillor who farms north of Melville, says he, like many other pro- ducers, hasn’t cut any hay yet but expected to start this week. Equipment servicing LIN OROSZ | MELVILLE ADVANCE “Overall, the hay crop will be less than half of an average crop. It especially shows up in the older Lorne Herndier services his equipment before heading out to cut hay. Area producers say the lack of rain stands because they just didn’t get started this year. this spring has resulted in generally poor hay crops. - SEE FARMERS CAUTIOUSLY, 3 Pharmacy Services Home Health Care OPEN LATE Postal Services Western Union MONDAY TO THURSDAY Lottery Giftware Monday to Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Cosmetics Photo Finishing Friday & Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 306-728-5625 Sunday 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. FREE DELIVERY Holidays 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to Melville, 135 - 3rd Ave. E. 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Melville-Saltcoats MLA Warren Kae- oncoming vehicles are prohibited from ding told Melville City Council recently passing traffic in their direction while the passing lanes were still in the works in a passing lane zone.