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Crop yields in the RM of Indian Head No. 156
In 2025, canola in the RM of Indian Head No. 156 averaged 50.1 bu/ac, 14% above the RM's own 10-year average of 44.1. Below: every crop the RM reports, year by year, as the Government of Saskatchewan publishes them.
Every crop, the last harvest
| Crop | 2025 | 10-year average | Best year | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canola | 50.1 bu/ac | 44.1 | 54.5 2022 | 11 1974 |
| Spring wheat | 65.4 bu/ac | 55.6 | 66.8 2022 | 7 1938 |
| Durum | 54.3 bu/ac | 49.6 | 67.9 2022 | 18 1974 |
| Barley | 81.1 bu/ac | 70.1 | 84 2024 | 9 1961 |
| Oats | 111.5 bu/ac | 84.8 | 112.7 2024 | 10 1961 |
| Field peas | 52.5 bu/ac | 44.9 | 52.8 2022 | 18.7 2014 |
| Lentils | 2,835 lb/ac | 1,998 | 2,835 2025 | 780 2011 |
| Flax | 25.9 bu/ac | 24 | 30 2024 | 4 1957 |
| Winter wheat | not reported | 39 | 61.4 2000 | 25 2023 |
| Fall rye | not reported | 30.6 | 42 2000 | 6 1958 |
| Mustard | not reported | — | 1,500 2013 | 306 2011 |
| Canary seed | 1,918 lb/ac | 1,789 | 2,239 2024 | 555 1996 |
| Chickpeas | not reported | — | 2,340 2019 | 840 2020 |
Bushels an acre (bu/ac), or pounds an acre (lb/ac) for lentils, mustard, canary seed and chickpeas, as published. The 10-year average is of the RM’s last ten reported years.
Canola
2025: 50.1 bu/ac, 14% above the 10-year average of 44.1. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.1 | 45.3 |
| 2024 | 37.3 | 34.1 |
| 2023 | 45.8 | 35.5 |
| 2022 | 54.5 | 38.6 |
| 2021 | 34.4 | 22.8 |
| 2020 | 42.8 | 39.2 |
| 2019 | 45 | 42.1 |
| 2018 | 42 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 41.8 | 34.6 |
| 2016 | 47.5 | 42.1 |
Spring wheat
2025: 65.4 bu/ac, 18% above the 10-year average of 55.6. In the last 20 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.4 | 57 |
| 2024 | 63.6 | 50.3 |
| 2023 | 55.8 | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 66.8 | 49.5 |
| 2021 | 45.7 | 30.8 |
| 2020 | 47.6 | 50.5 |
| 2019 | 47.9 | 50.1 |
| 2018 | 59 | 46.1 |
| 2017 | 51.7 | 45.3 |
| 2016 | 52.7 | 45.1 |
Durum
2025: 54.3 bu/ac, 9% above the 10-year average of 49.6. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.3 | 52 |
| 2024 | 45 | 41.1 |
| 2023 | 57.2 | 27.9 |
| 2022 | 67.9 | 39.6 |
| 2021 | 36.4 | 17.2 |
| 2020 | 47.6 | 47.9 |
| 2019 | 47.9 | 45 |
| 2018 | 48.5 | 37.5 |
| 2017 | 43 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | 48.7 | 47.3 |
Barley
2025: 81.1 bu/ac, 16% above the 10-year average of 70.1. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.1 | 78.9 |
| 2024 | 84 | 67.5 |
| 2023 | 74.4 | 59.9 |
| 2022 | 77.6 | 67.5 |
| 2021 | 66.5 | 33.1 |
| 2020 | 65.7 | 70.4 |
| 2019 | 61.8 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 68 | 64.5 |
| 2017 | 59 | 61.6 |
| 2016 | 62.7 | 67.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1939, 1940. Shown as published.
Oats
2025: 111.5 bu/ac, 31% above the 10-year average of 84.8. In the last 19 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 111.5 | 101.3 |
| 2024 | 112.7 | 87.2 |
| 2023 | 87.2 | 75.9 |
| 2022 | 128.1 as published | 91.4 |
| 2021 | 61.5 | 46.2 |
| 2020 | 69.3 | 90.3 |
| 2019 | 70.5 | 89.5 |
| 2018 | 86 | 80 |
| 2017 | 74 | 81.1 |
| 2016 | 90.6 | 81.6 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 1939, 1940, 2022. Shown as published.
Field peas
2025: 52.5 bu/ac, 17% above the 10-year average of 44.9. In the last 20 reported years, 4 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.5 | 46.3 |
| 2024 | 42.6 | 36.7 |
| 2023 | 52.3 | 33.5 |
| 2022 | 52.8 | 36.3 |
| 2021 | 35.5 | 22.4 |
| 2020 | 44.3 | 40.2 |
| 2019 | 42.9 | 39.6 |
| 2018 | 43.5 | 37.7 |
| 2017 | 38.5 | 36.8 |
| 2016 | 44.5 | 40.3 |
Lentils
2025: 2,835 lb/ac, 42% above the 10-year average of 1,998. In the last 20 reported years, 5 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,835 | 1,893 |
| 2024 | 2,149 | 1,269 |
| 2023 | 2,209 | 1,236 |
| 2022 | 2,299 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 1,803 | 872 |
| 2020 | 2,376 | 1,583 |
| 2019 | 1,724 | 1,349 |
| 2018 | 1,797 | 1,407 |
| 2017 | 1,349 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 1,441 | 1,258 |
Flax
2025: 25.9 bu/ac, 8% above the 10-year average of 24. In the last 19 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.9 | 31 |
| 2024 | 30 | 22 |
| 2023 | 25.5 | 20 |
| 2022 | 40.2 as published | 25 |
| 2021 | 20.2 | 12.1 |
| 2020 | 24.4 | 25.8 |
| 2019 | 20.1 | 24.4 |
| 2018 | 24 | 22 |
| 2017 | 17.5 | 21.6 |
| 2016 | 28.8 | 25.7 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 1938, 2022. Shown as published.
Winter wheat
2024: 45 bu/ac, 15% above the 10-year average of 39. In the last 15 reported years, 1 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45 | 50 |
| 2023 | 25 | 45 |
| 2020 | 34 | 45 |
| 2019 | 35 | 42 |
| 2017 | 35 | 43.8 |
| 2016 | 56 | 56.1 |
| 2015 | 43 | 37.7 |
| 2014 | 45.5 | 39.8 |
| 2013 | 52.7 | 45.3 |
| 2012 | 39 | 46.6 |
Fall rye
2024: 40 bu/ac, 31% above the 10-year average of 30.6. In the last 13 reported years, 3 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, bu/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40 | 46.1 |
| 2023 | 35 | 39.8 |
| 2020 | 28 | 39 |
| 2019 | 25 | 35 |
| 2017 | 25 | 38 |
| 2016 | 68 as published | 50 |
| 2014 | 22.8 | 33 |
| 2013 | 30 | 35 |
| 2012 | 38 | 40.2 |
| 2010 | 40 | 32.9 |
Left out of the averages, best and worst, as out of line with the RM’s other years: 2016. Shown as published.
Mustard
2023: 1,100 lb/ac. In the last 11 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,100 | 569 |
| 2020 | 800 | 737 |
| 2017 | 600 | 700 |
| 2013 | 1,500 | 984 |
| 2011 | 306 | 800 |
| 2010 | 1,000 | 826 |
| 2009 | 920 | 955 |
| 2007 | 900 | 697 |
| 2006 | 800 | 800 |
| 2005 | 1,025 | 913 |
Canary seed
2025: 1,918 lb/ac, 7% above the 10-year average of 1,789. In the last 19 reported years, 2 came in more than a fifth under the RM’s average for those years.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,918 | 1,759 |
| 2024 | 2,239 | 1,446 |
| 2023 | 1,732 | 987 |
| 2022 | 2,163 | 1,500 |
| 2021 | 1,648 | 749 |
| 2020 | 1,544 | 1,453 |
| 2019 | 1,794 | 1,379 |
| 2018 | 1,485 | 1,307 |
| 2017 | 1,332 | 1,196 |
| 2016 | 2,032 | 1,291 |
Chickpeas
2020: 840 lb/ac.
RM of Indian Head No. 156 middle of all Saskatchewan RMs that year
| Year | Yield, lb/ac | All RMs, middle |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 840 | 1,609 |
| 2019 | 2,340 | 1,469 |
| 2010 | 1,200 | 1,197 |
| 2009 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 2007 | 1,075 | 1,029 |
| 2006 | 1,225 | 1,001 |
| 2005 | 1,000 | 1,193 |
Rain and yield, year by year
May to August rain at Environment Canada’s Indian Head CDA station, the nearest GrainPosition keeps for this RM, beside the RM’s canola yield. Only years with a reading on nine days in ten.
| Year | May–Aug rain | Canola, bu/ac |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 mm | 50.1 |
| 2024 | 248 mm | 37.3 |
| 2023 | 119 mm | 45.8 |
| 2022 | 286 mm | 54.5 |
| 2021 | 295 mm | 34.4 |
| 2020 | 113 mm | 42.8 |
| 2019 | 213 mm | 45 |
| 2018 | 148 mm | 42 |
| 2017 | 117 mm | 41.8 |
| 2016 | 255 mm | 47.5 |
| 2015 | 207 mm | 44.3 |
| 2014 | 385 mm | 36.5 |
| 2013 | 181 mm | 42.3 |
| 2012 | 299 mm | 26.9 |
| 2011 | 307 mm | 30.6 |
One station isn’t the whole RM, and rain is one of many things behind a yield. This season’s rain by town.
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