REGINA — Saskatchewan producers can gather hay along provincial highways. After July 8, anyone may cut and bale hay without permission from the nearby landowner, if no mowing or hay recovery is underway by the adjacent landowner/lessee.
Cutting along provincial highways improves sight lines, helps control brush and noxious weeds, and provides a neat appearance, according to the Ministry of Highways. Cutting also optimizes snow storage in ditches reducing drifting on the road surface in the winter.
The ministry will deliver the mowing program with the assistance of contractors. Approximately 43,500 hectares will be cut in 2023. The ministry also works with local RMs to deliver additional mowing across the province.
