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Within the next week, farmers should be done seeding as the provincial crop report has progress at 94 per cent complete.

The month of May can be best described as wet with near normal temperatures. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says it's a good thing considering the winter and early part of spring was dry.

Any student going to university to study in agriculture can apply for scholarships through the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley).

Despite the wet conditions, seeding progress was made throughout much of Manitoba last week and is now estimated to be 83% complete. Canola and soybean planting advanced, with 71% of canola acres planted and 82% of soybean acres planted.

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 98% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 43, a modest improvement from the 93% order fulfillment performance seen in week 42.

Insects: Both striped and crucifer flea beetles are present. In most regions, reports of high levels of damage to canola are minimal so far.

Seeding progress in Saskatchewan went from half-way done to three-quarters of the way through. The provincial crop report, released Thursday, has seeding at 77 per cent complete, up from 56 per cent last week.

The search for volunteers is on for Canadian Western Agribition (CWA). In partnership with SaskEnergy, CWA launched its 2024 recruitment campaign for volunteers with a new incentive program.

While pay will always remain an important factor in attracting new employees to the agriculture sector, other issues such as work flexibility, vacation time and sick days could make the difference in hiring and retaining high quality workers.