A review of the 2024 growing year for producers

The 2024 growing year was an interesting one within agriculture for producers across Western Canada. Multiple drought years previously had brought uncertainty heading into the 2024 winter regarding moisture levels for spring as snow was not abundant. Thankfully, some choice snow and rain events in late Winter and into Spring helped shape optimism for the growing year. Tyce Masich is a crop extension specialist with the Government of Saskatchewan and the Ministry of Agriculture who recalls the feeling as farmers began to get ready for seeding. “The start of the year was pretty similar throughout Saskatchewan and Western Canada in general. Before seeding even took place, producers were a little concerned about dry conditions in 2023 and how that might affect 2024. However, in May and June much of Saskatchewan got a good amount of rainfall, which helped crop development and made producers optimistic about their yield potential coming in the fall.”