Rainfall over the weekend was quite varied around the Province, but was a welcome site for many farmers and ranchers. One of the drier areas in Saskatchewan has been in the South West. It rained Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, but according to Terri Lang, a meteorologist with Environment Canada, the showers were a bit deceiving. "There was some good shower and thundershower activity well over the weekend on and off, but it actually didn't add up to all that much," she said. "Airport came in with just under 14 millimetres and one of our volunteers observes came in with 15.5 millimetres, so all of that rain didn't add up to that much." Shannon Chant, a Crops Extension Specialist with the Swift Current Regional Office, says the rain was good to see. “It's kinda nice to know it still can rain, because it was very, very dry depending on your area in June.  She adds, some of the canola crops are probably flowering a week or two early, but canola is a very flexible crop that can compensate really, really well. So, there probably will be a bit of a yield setback, compared to ideal conditions but this rain definitely should help.” Depending on the area you’re in and when you got the crop in the grounds has an impact on crop staging. She says the timing of the rainfall is important now with some of the peas and canola crops flowering. “If the plant is starting flowering or even into podding that’s when the seed is developing. So it’s great timing to help that out and get that process going, because obviously you need moisture to fill seeds. Some of the cereal crops, I’ve seen some that just had kind of the awns coming out of the boot. So, that was about a week ago” She says there’s probably going to be a bit of a yield setback compared to ideal conditions, but the rain should help. Source - https://www.swiftcurrentonline.com