Boost Our Yield!
Our fourth Grow Hope season faces incredible challenges this year. Many farmers in Saskatchewan are facing their worst-case scenario with drought - and this is no different for our Grow Hope farmers. We’ve asked a couple of our farmers to provide insights into what they’re facing as we draw nearer to what is the traditional harvest season.
“Things are very dry on our Bruno Grow Hope canola field. It has only received 2.5 inches of rain all year. Praying that there are still decent bushels to harvest.”
– Brian and Michelle Hergott
“Since April 1 we’ve only received 2.4 inches of rain. In the photo you’ll see a small head which represents higher areas where little snow moisture was. The middle head represents an area on a downward slope where a more significant amount of snow moisture melted in. The last head is from a low-lying area where water likely sat when snow first melted. The crop could still be drawing from it as the kernels are plumper and there is more in number.”
– Chaun Holfeld
This photo highlights the incredibly low height of the crops this year. Normally, the height of the crop would be three or four times the height of the can.
“Feeding the World…One Grain at a Time”
Despite poor crop conditions and Grow Hope Saskatchewan can still use your donations to boost our yield and maximize impact in support of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). Grow Hope Ambassador Jill Mitchell from Rosthern, Saskatchewan shares how she is helping grow hope for people around the world: