REGINA – While some spotty shower activity has been helpful to Saskatchewan agriculture producers, much more is need. In the latest weekly crop report, officials say many areas need significant rainfall to help crops, hay and pasture develop.
Topsoil moisture conditions are rated 38 per cent short and 14 per cent very short across the province, with hay land and pasture topsoil rated 42 per cent short and 24 per cent very short.
Much of the hay is in poor condition and there are now concerns about feed shortages.
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The Ministry of Agriculture has a forage, feed and custom service listing for producers to advertise and source feed products.
The dry conditions and cool weather has delayed crop development in many areas. Early seeded crops are beginning to bolt and/or flower but remain short and thin.
Sixty-nine per cent of fall cereals, 58 per cent of spring cereals, 51 per cent of oilseeds and 57 per cent of pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year.
Crop damage in the past week has been caused mainly by a lack of moisture, along with hail, grasshoppers and flea beetles.
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