The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is in need of additional crop reporters for this growing season.

As of November 28th, 2024, the Ministry of Ag has 209 Crop Reporters throughout the province. A map shows R.M.s with a reporter highlighted in green and a red dot, while those without a crop reporter are highlighted in brown; there are some R.M.s in each growing region that don’t have one yet but it’s more pronounced along the U.S. border.

Crops Extension Specialist with the Ministry of Ag Tyce Masich says you don’t need to be a farmer to sign up, just someone who has a general idea of what’s happening within their local R.M. Responsibilities include gathering rainfall data and filling out a survey provided by the Ag Ministry. The survey has different questions each week, from the spring to the fall. That data is then submitted for the weekly provincial crop report.

“If you have a farm, you answer the questions based on what crop conditions you’re seeing on your farm and if you’re an agronomist and you scout fields in your area you kind of answer the questions based on what you’re seeing out in the field.”

Masich says even if you’re in an R.M. that has a reporter already, that’s okay as having more than one in one area can provide more accurate information.

“The more crop reporters we get, the more data we have coming in and the more robust our crop report is each week.”

The Ministry of Ag is at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show, located in Hall B at Prairieland Park. Masich says they’ve had a few people sign up.

To sign up, contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre, email the Crop Report Team at [email protected], or visit their booth in Hall B at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon.