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By Alice McFarlane

Crop Report 2019

Average oat crop expected

Jul 25, 2019 | 11:33 AM

The latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture said crops continue to advance with many areas receiving rainfall this past week.

Crops Extension Specialist Cory Jacob said amounts ranged across the province with highest amounts of 83 mm reported near Sonningdale in the west central part of the province.

“They had the most,” Jacob said. “We did not do too bad. We had 30 millimeters in the Glenavon area, 38 millimeters in the Swift current area, 81 millimeters in the Rose Valley area and about 65 millimeters in the Kinistino area, so quite variable.”

Jacob said crops are coming along nicely with 76 per cent of the fall cereals, 67 per cent of the spring cereals, 55 per cent of the oilseeds and 69 per cent of the pulse crops at their normal stages of development for this time of year.

Saskatchewan Oat Development Board Executive Director Shawna Mathieson said there has been an improvement in the oat crop.

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“Better now, I think, after the recent rains,” Mathieson said. “We also farm at Watson. I have a board of six and after talking to them things are looking better.”

Mathieson said this has oat producers feeling a little more optimistic.

“Hoping, maybe, for an average year. I don’t think we’re going to break any records this year, but, better than we were a few weeks ago anyway,” Mathieson said.

Some crops are one to two weeks behind in development which could be significant depending on the weather during harvest and when the first fall frost occurs.

Haying continues in the province as livestock producers now have 20 per cent of the hay crop cut and 25 per cent baled or put into silage. Hay quality is currently rated as four per cent excellent, 47 per cent good, 32 per cent fair and 17 per cent poor.

Hay yields have been well below normal for many producers and will be in short supply this year in several areas. Most producers have indicated that there will not be a second cut of hay this year.

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