Saskatchewan Agriculture reported today that 59 percent of the province’s crops have been seeded as of June 1, well short of the five-year average of 86 percent.Wet weather kept farmers from their fields.Last year at the same time, 95 percent of crops were in the ground.Since the beginning of April, many areas in the province have received more than 152 millimetres of precipitation, and some areas have received more than 203 mm, Saskatchewan Agriculture said.Seeding is 78 per cent complete in northwestern Saskatchewan, 66 percent complete in southwestern and west-central areas, 65 percent complete in the southeast, 44 percent complete in the northeast and 42 percent complete in east-central Saskatchewan. Provincially, cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 59 percent surplus and 41 percent adequate. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 28 percent surplus, 71 percent adequate and one percent short. Most emerging crops are in fair to good condition but are slow to develop.More than three quarters of spring cereals, oilseeds and pulses are delayed. In fall cereals, 37 percent are behind normal in development, the report said. Crop damage is mostly attributed to flooding and frost. Frost damage was reported in the southern, west-central and northwestern regions, with temperatures in some areas reaching -3C.
Wet weather slows Sask. seeding
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