A Carman-area farmer says it's so far, so good with seeding progress this spring.

McCutcheon Farms takes care of about 2,500 acres between Carman and Homewood.

Warren McCutcheon said the dry spring has provided a fairly relaxed pace for farmers not having to beat any rain in the forecast.

"When it never rains you kind of work everyday, you don't have to work the crazy hours that we're accustomed to some springs when you've got forty-eight hours to get in a whole bunch of stuff and you watch it rain for three or four days and then go hard again," he noted.

That being said, McCutcheon said moisture in the near future would be good and explained the dry conditions have influenced some of their seeding decisions this year. He noted they've opted to adjust the seeding depth of corn and some beans.

"We've seen the last few Mays be fairly dry, and this one is even drier again, so we've kind of learned a few things in the last couple of years try to be a little more patient and put it into warmer soil and a little deeper into moisture."

Overall, McCutcheon said seeding progress on his farm is about 80 per cent done with wheat, oats, soybeans and corn already in the ground. Now, he noted they are just waiting for some rain in order plant about 500 acres of edible beans.

"We've still got a few weeks of time on those so it's not a huge panic yet, but we're just not at the point of doing a poor job on them just to try to get something to grow. We're trying to be a little bit patient."

He added some rain in the next week or so would certainly help to avoid some spotty or inconsistent crops this season.