Some areas of the Southwest are finally getting some rain, with reports ranging anywhere from a trace to a little over half an inch of a precipitation.

Swift Current area farmer Stewart Wells is an organic producer and says they got about half an inch, which is the most significant rainfall they had since before seeding.

He notes he’s done a little harvesting so far.

"We combined some fall rye last week," he said. "It was not nearly the crop we had last year but it still wasn't bad, it ran 25-30 bushels an acre and it was very clean because there was no wheat growth." 

Wells says the other crops have hung on much better than they should of, but that’s thanks to the fall subsoil moisture that carried them through the growing season.

Since April 1st Randy Ellis has picked up about 3 inches of rain at his farm at Hazlet, similar to what he had in 1988.

Ellis says he started harvesting and is pleased with the Fall Rye crop he took off this year.

"Here at home, we had an amazing stand of it, close to six feet tall," Ellis said. "Considering the little bit of rain we've had this year, I guess it was all that rain we had last year. It averaged about 40, which is good to actually average that, I mean there were places that had 100 where it was double seeded and had the moisture run with it, but there were places that just didn't do as well too."  

Ellis says as an organic producer he likes the trash cover the winter cereals provide for weed growth.