     Combining resumed in the Moose Creek area south of Carlyle this past week.
        A few of the farmers in the area had a chance to finish up crops they were unable to harvest last fall.
        Cees Vandenberg was able to get his last field of durum wheat combined as the weather conditions co-operated. With the mini cold snap the ground was frozen and the crop was in dry condition, giving him the opportunity to straight combine and bin the grain without having to dry it.
        The quality was still good enough, having weathered the winter weather and was running over 25 bushels to the acre.
        He did have to leave some red lentils and some flax that was too degraded to make it worthwhile to harvest.
     Having everything ready for spring seeding, the timing for the cold snap worked out well, leaving him with only the cost of the fuel to bear against the added input costs to have it in storage and able to market it.
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