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Harvest is rolling along smoothly for Kelly Ashworth and the crew at Ashworth Farm and Ranch near Oungre.
“We just finished the Durham up and had our lentils done a little earlier,” said Ashworth. “Just starting on canola now, so it’s rolling along.”
While some wet straw has slowed things down slightly, the grain itself has been coming off dry. “The straw is still quite wet. It seems dry in the grain, but it’s a little at the straw,” he explained. Even so, Ashworth said yields have been strong. “Yeah, they’re actually good. We don’t have any complaints.”
The Ashworth family has been farming in the Oungre area for 120 years, with about 10 people helping out on the crew this season. Ashworth noted that the extra summer rain delayed harvest, but it also provided much-needed conditions for the crops. “Just the more moisture in the summer, it’s just delayed the harvest a bit. But that’s a good thing.”
Looking ahead, the farm expects to be busy for at least a few more weeks as they work through their canola and a crop of chickpeas. “We’ve got some chickpeas that are still pretty green yet. The canola is going to take a little while, but we’re going to be a couple, three weeks for sure,” Ashworth said. “We’ll get through it.”
The NextAcre Real Estate Grain Rush continues to roll through Southeast Saskatchewan, delivering hot meals and thanks to the farmers who keep the region fed.
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