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Back row L/R: Meghan Knelsen, Erich Schmidt, Thom Heijmans, Heather Gray, Liliane Dupuis. Front row L/R: Minami Kijima, Haile Hubbard, Chassidy Payette, Morgan Ramsay, Bryce Summers, Quinn Hrabok.
Can collections for canoes
Photo by Sheila Runions
By Sheila Runions Banner Staff
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Harvest progress has been limited by challenging conditions, including widespread rainfall. Drying of tough and wet grain is becoming common on recently harvested cereals and canola. Soybean harvest has started on early varieties in the Central, Interlake and Eastern regions. Overall harvest progress is approximately 46 per cent complete, below the three year average of 69 per cent for the third week of September. Winter cereal seeding has started in most regions, soil moisture is adequate and conditions are good for germination and early growth.
cans from the school foyer into and Chimo Beach areas for con- put away in the proper place on s r e p or t e d i n t he tion to the schools. Pupils co-ordinated the entire the church basement the after- tributions from the community. the shelving units. They were March 9 edition, the Grade 12 Interdisci- month-long promotion, which noon of March 21, where the When all was said and done, fantastic! We are very, very plinary Studies in Science class culminated in a ceremonious food was weighed and sorted. the scales at Riverdale Harvest pleased.” Elementary school staff memat Rivers Collegiate planned a presentation on March 20 to Although the project was a sen- noted a total of 434 pounds, “a project for Riverdale Harvest. Riverdale Harvest president ior students brainstorm, the en- fabulous amount,” says Heather. ber/Harvest volunteer Yvonne tire high school was encouraged “We are so pleased they decided Crouch initiated a similar camDubbed the Boat Load of Food, Heather Gray and Liliane. Because the snow had melted to participate. The collegiate to help those we serve. A lot paign in her school. That threestudents secured a canoe from Rolling River School Division so much, the canoe could not hosted a poor boy floor hockey of times kids don’t get enough week effort simply encouraged with an intent to f ill it with be portaged across the street to tournament in which to play, credit but this group of students students to leave product in non-perishables. Although the Zion Church (home of River- athletes had to pay with food for certainly deserves some praise. the canoe; 87 pounds of food campaign was fully organized dale Harvest). Rather, the teens the canoe. Some students also All students stayed behind to was collected from the younger group on Thursday, March 22. carried bags, garbage canvassed Rivers, Oak damaged River helpupper check expiry dates,of sort and by that class, the original idea harvest Southwest portions been found in those fields. Overall is 35boxes per andhas for germination. Recent cameprevious from a suggestion made Rain over the cent complete. The major- Barley harvest is 90 per cent plants, but not cobs. Chop- rains have just started to by harvest volunteer Liliane week stalled allDupuis. field activ- ity of harvested acres are complete and yield is above ping corn for silage will start fill dugouts and will benefit ities in most of the region. of the TransCanada average. Some oat fields are soon, but most farmers are next year’s forages. Rain has “I heard the ideasouth at a meetRain was variable 5 St.highway, ing infrom Brandon. Augustinebut there has been still waiting to harvest and holding off until moisture come too late to help with School had tried Fill a Canoe to 18mm. Warm weekend progress further north as well. have lodged with high mois- drops. Estimates are for an hay and green feed yields, in conjunction the 10-day temperatures allowed pro- withCanola is mostly swathed ture conditions. Harvest is 80 average yield. Grain fields but is reducing pressure on Festival du Voyaguer in Winducers a chancenipeg to resume and/or ready to harvest. per cent complete need another week of nice most pastures. Some produin February. It was very harvesting. Many soybean fields are More producers are planning weather to accumulate heat cers are feeding on pasture successful and whenever I hear bank, my earsto always perk cut fields this year. starting to mature. Crop is units to reach physiological but in general, cattle are still Progress hasfood been made straight across most of up!” the region. on pasture. Precipitation has Harvest is about 20 per cent in late R7 to early R8 stage. maturity. She condithen brought the sugDepending on the halted most harvesting inSome fields are physiologiccomplete in general. Yields Sunflowers have reached The canoe at Rivers gestion to Riverdale Harvest, tions of the crop which and weather ally mature, and others, with cluding straw, green feed and are modest at, 40 to 50 bu/ R8, but heavy moisture Elementary School was supported the idea and adequately filled. different varieties are still situation, both asked cereals and silage operations. Many farm-Gray ac and quality is good. Spring conditions have allowed Photo by Heather her to present the promo-
canola were the major target of harvest operations. There were some cooler temperatures, but no frost occurred this past week, benefitting most crops with natural maturation.
wheat is 50 per cent harvested. Most fields have average, to above average, yield and 13 to 15 per cent protein. A few reports of quality issues, especially in swathed fields. Some sprouting and mildew
one to two weeks behind. Low lying areas are still somewhat green but are yellowing and dropping leaves. No harvest progress to date. Corn is near dent stage (R5). Some earlier frost,
head rot to develop. Some winter cereals have been seeded, mostly into cereal stubble with canola stubble more limited due to harvest operations. Plenty of topsoil moisture is available now
ers have been baling straw for future use or sale. Dugouts are at 50 per cent capacity. There has been very little runoff so far, despite having reaching 100 per cent of normal precipitation for the year.