What Is the Nipawin Hawks' "Farming with the Hawks" Project?

"Farming with the Hawks" is a community agricultural venture run by the Nipawin Hawks junior hockey club, in which local producers, businesses, and agricultural partners contribute equipment, labour, and support to bring a crop through the growing season. According to the club's own news updates, the project has moved into the final stages of the growing season, with harvest planned for September 22, weather permitting.

What the project involves

The initiative pairs the hockey club with the surrounding agricultural community. Rather than a single event, it runs across the season as a working crop project, with progress reported month by month on the team's website.

Reported milestones include:

• August 6 — Mike Peifer of Ravine Bank Farms donated the use of a swather, along with his own time, to swath 55 acres of brome grass.
• September — The project entered the final stages of the growing season, with harvest scheduled for September 22, contingent on weather.
• Ongoing — Support from local producers, businesses, and agricultural partners described by the club as playing an important role in keeping the crop moving forward.

Who is behind it

The updates are written by Tegan LeComte for the Nipawin Hawks. The club credits local producers and agricultural partners as central to the project, and names individual contributors such as Mike Peifer of Ravine Bank Farms. The framing in the club's own coverage is one of community partnership: the Hawks provide the organizational platform, while agricultural neighbours supply equipment, expertise, and time.

Why the timing matters

Harvest dates on the Canadian Prairies are weather-dependent, and the club states the September 22 plan is "weather permitting." If you are following the project or hoping to see the harvest, treat that date as a target rather than a fixed event, and check the club's news page for updates as the date approaches.

Where to follow progress

Project updates appear as news posts on the Nipawin Hawks website (nipawinhawks.sk.ca), alongside other club announcements such as preseason coverage, player signings, and season ticket sales. The "Farming with the Hawks" posts are dated and attributed, so the most recent entry is the best indicator of current status.

What is not stated

The available club updates do not specify what happens to the harvested crop, how proceeds are distributed, or whether the project is a fundraiser, a community awareness effort, or something else. If those details matter to you, they are not covered in the published updates summarized here.