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Harvesting hay along Saskatchewan highways now permitted

Saskatchewan producers can gather hay along provincial highways. After July 8, anyone may cut and bale hay without permission from the nearby landowner, if no mowing or hay recovery is underway by the adjacent landowner/lessee.

Cutting along provincial highways improves sight lines, helps control brush and noxious weeds, and provides a neat appearance, according to the Ministry of Highways. Cutting also optimizes snow storage in ditches reducing drifting on the road surface in the winter.

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