Decent weather finally in the forecast for those still harvesting

Oct 15, 2019

There’s a relatively good outlook for harvest weather this coming week in southern Saskatchewan.

Combining is just over half done after numerous delays from recent rain and snow.

Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips said the forecast is for cool and relatively dry weather this week followed by a warm up.

“Certainly we see a little bit of a break the next seven days, we see some sunshine, temperatures are again going to be five to seven degrees cooler than normal, but when we get to mid week we see temperatures going up, for example Regina will be around 15 with lots of sunshine, typically they’re around 11 this time of year,” Phillips said.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.