(Alice McFarlane/northeastNOW Staff)

By Cam Lee

Crop report

Crop report for June 23 to 29

Jul 3, 2020 | 1:00 PM

The latest Crop Report from Saskatchewan Agriculture has some good news for many producers in the province.

Moose Jaw Crops Extension Specialist Sara Tetland told northeastNOW much of the province received rain this past week.

“This was especially welcome in the southern and west-central parts of the province,” Tetland said. “They were getting quite dry, particularly in the southeast, so this has improved moisture conditions in these areas.”

Tetland said the northeast continued to get rain last week as well, but more of the fields are rating the topsoil moisture as surplus, with some standing water in fields in the region.

Crops are in fair to excellent condition province-wide. Southern and east-central parts of the province are reporting crops in fair to good condition, as there was delayed growth due to dry conditions. Tetland said farmers are hopeful development will pick up with the recent rain.

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Provincially, 67 per cent of the fall cereals, 72 per cent of spring cereals, 65 per cent of oilseed crops and 81 per cent of pulse crops are at normal stages of development for this time of year.

Because the northeast has had rain throughout much of the spring, crop conditions are coming along nicely. 87 per cent of the spring cereals, 84 per cent of the canola, and 88 per cent of the peas are in good to excellent conditions. Some areas of the northeast have had slower crop development due to moisture and cooler conditions.

Cropland topsoil moisture was rated as 14 per cent surplus and 86 per cent adequate in the latest crop report. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture was rated as four per cent surplus, 95 per cent adequate, and one per cent short.

Of course, this report doesn’t take into account Thursday’s storm that brought strong wind, heavy rain, and significant hail to much of the northeast.

“I’m sure we will see some damage caused by that weather,” in next week’s crop report, Tetland said.

Haying hasn’t started in the northeast, but Tetland said farmers indicated that once it dries and warms up they are thinking of starting haying operations. Eighteen per cent of the hay crop is rated as excellent, and 83 per cent is rated as good.

“It looks like just having that moisture throughout the spring has helped the hay crop look pretty good in the northeast region,” Tetland said.

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