Winnipeg, June 25 – Crops in Saskatchewan are still thirsty, despite some regions receiving rain during the week ended June 22, says the the latest crop report from Saskatchewan Agriculture.
Topsoil moisture conditions are still on the dry side, with two per cent rated as surplus, 46 per cent adequate, 38 per cent short and 14 per cent very short.
Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture conditions are rated as one per cent surplus, 33 per cent adequate, 42 per cent short and 24 per cent very short.
Because of the dry soil moisture conditions for forage and hay crops, much of the hay crop is in poor shape and worries about feed shortages are growing, the report said.
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Almost 45 percent of oilseed crops are behind the normal pace of development and about 36-37 percent of spring cereals and pulses are also behind. About 12 percent of fall cereals are behind.
The west central region is furthest behind with 62 percent of oilseeds behind normal development.
Crop damage was linked to hail, grasshoppers and flea beetles in the past week. Farmers were busy controlling the pests, as well as hauling grain and beginning to cut hay.
