The age-old art of sowing seeds in the ground is practically wrapped up for another season in southeast Saskatchewan.

This is definitely true in the Rural Municipality of Maryfield, of which Cameron Thompson is the Reeve.

"It's not looking too bad. Everything is saturated, so now we are looking to get some nice weather, get the spraying finished up and get some crop growing too, " he shared.

"We have ample moisture right now. They'll be flooded out in some of the lower lying ground. It'll cause problems with spraying, and there'll be drown out, but generally speaking it won't cause too much trouble."

"We can't afford any more rain though, then we'll start having some bigger issues," Thompson added.

"At the end of the day, we need some nice weather for the next couple of weeks."

He noted that overall crop development is progressing normally, although some Canola is a bit late, and some flea beetle damage has been observed as well.

Although the strong winds seen throughout the province has had an effect on some crops, those in the RM of Maryfield have escaped without damage. However, product application has been affected.

"The spraying has been either early in the morning or late at night," said Thompson.

Now that the seed is in the field, and the ground is too wet to venture out on with large equipment, farmers are keeping busy preparing for a full season ahead.

"They're getting ready for spraying, and I think they're probably preparing to start haying in the next couple of weeks too."

Gazing ahead, he observed that the overall vibes in the area are pretty optimistic.

"If we get nice weather, things will look good."