Winnipeg, July 14 – Crop disease pressure is mounting since heavy rain hit many parts of Saskatchewan, said Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report for July 5-11.
Still, almost all crops are at or ahead of their normal development.
Lloydminster, Estevan and Carrot River were just a few of the communities that were hit the hardest by the rain.
Many areas of the province received 50 millimetres of rain and in some cases, areas in the eastern and southern regions received more than 100 mm of rain in just a few hours.
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Crops in those heavy accumulation areas have suffered lodging, wind and hail damage. Fields in affected areas are saturated or under standing water.
Leaf spot and root rot are already issues and the water is also raising the potential for disease pressures, according to the report.
Topsoil moisture is rated as 33 percent surplus, 66 percent adequate and one percent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 18 percent surplus, 81 percent adequate and two percent short.
Haying progress is at a standstill due to wet fields and high humidity.
Saskatchewan livestock producers now have 19 percent of the hay crop cut and 20 percent baled or put into silage. Hay quality is rated as nine percent excellent, 70 percent good, 18 percent fair and three percent poor.
