Crops coming up well, but farmers need rain
The 2018 crop is developing quite nicely in Saskatchewan, according to this week’s crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture.
Across the province, seventy-five per cent of the pulse crops and fall and spring cereals are at their normal stages of development, while 70 per cent of the oilseeds are at their normal stages for this time of year. Prince Albert Agrologist George Lewko said his big concern is moisture.
“It’s sort of hit and miss across the province,” he said. “Some places are very wet and other places are getting pretty dry and we are getting into that pretty dry area.”
The Prince Albert and Melfort areas received about 15 mm of rain last week. Other areas to the west received much more, including Rosthern which saw 54mm and Biggar which had 35 mm. On the opposite end of the spectrum, many areas in the southwestern and west-central regions remain very dry, including Gull Lake, Shaunavon, Outlook, and Dinsmore, which have received less than 25 mm of rain since April 1.