Saskatchewan farmer says recent rain brought new weed problem

Saskatchewan farmer says recent rain brought new weed problem

Despite getting rainfall in some areas, producers in southwest Saskatchewan continue to face severe drought conditions. Kelly Bakanec is a grain farmer and the reeve of the RM of Fox Valley. He said the area had received 1.42 inches of rain between snowmelt and July. Over the last two weeks, the area has got two inches of rain, he said. “It’s been a really bad year for us, you really have to come here and see it,” he told 980 CJME on Friday. “If…