Crop Reports June 23-29
For the Period June 23 to 29, 2015
One year agoThe majority of crops were behind normal stages of development due to cool and wet conditions. Parts of the east-central and southeastern regions received well over six inches of rain over a few days that flooded fields, roads and yards. |
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Haying operations are underway in much of the province, despite a shortfall in plant growth and moisture, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report.
Livestock producers now have 10 per cent of the hay crop cut and five per cent baled or put into silage. Hay quality is currently rated as four per cent excellent, 41 per cent good, 24 per cent fair and 31 per cent poor. Many hay swaths are significantly smaller than normal and bales will be in short supply this year. Pasture conditions continue to decline due to the lack of rainfall.
The Ministry of Agriculture has a Forage, Feed and Custom Service listing for producers to advertise and source feed products. It is available at http://www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/FeedForageListing
Rainfall this past week ranged from trace amounts to several inches in some southeastern areas. Topsoil moisture conditions are quickly deteriorating with the hot and dry temperatures. Provincially, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as 32 per cent adequate, 48 per cent short and 20 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 23 per cent adequate, 40 per cent short and 37 per cent very short.
Crop development is advancing nicely in most of the province, although many crops in drier areas are short, thin and heading out and/or flowering earlier than normal. Sixty-three per cent of the fall cereals, 58 per cent of the spring cereals, 52 per cent of the oilseeds and 59 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Crop conditions vary throughout the province, but the majority of crops are in poor-to-good condition. Grasshoppers and lack of moisture have caused the most crop damage this week.
Farmers are busy controlling pests and cutting hay.
SK (provincial) Crop Conditions – June 29, 2015 |
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Winter wheat |
Fall rye |
Spring wheat |
Durum |
Oat |
Barley |
Canaryseed |
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% excellent |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
% good |
42 |
19 |
48 |
28 |
64 |
49 |
32 |
% fair |
36 |
52 |
30 |
33 |
22 |
32 |
29 |
% poor |
17 |
27 |
14 |
29 |
8 |
13 |
22 |
% very poor |
2 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
Flax |
Canola |
Mustard |
Soybean |
Pea |
Lentil |
Chickpea |
|
% excellent |
2 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
% good |
37 |
43 |
11 |
49 |
43 |
38 |
37 |
% fair |
35 |
29 |
43 |
39 |
34 |
36 |
31 |
% poor |
22 |
20 |
34 |
8 |
14 |
19 |
31 |
% very poor |
4 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
East-Central Saskatchewan (Crop District 5 – Melville, Yorkton, Cupar, Kamsack, Foam Lake, Preeceville and Kelvington areas; Crop District 6A – Lumsden, Craik, Watrous and Clavet areas)
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Haying is underway in the region. Six per cent has now been cut and one per cent has been baled or put into silage. Feed shortages remain a concern for some producers in the region and hay yields are expected to be well below average. Hay quality at this time is rated as 13 per cent excellent, 39 per cent good, 26 per cent fair and 22 per cent poor.
Much of the region received small amounts of rain, although it has not been enough to replenish topsoil moisture in many areas. The Bethune area received 25 mm of rainfall this past week, while the Bradwell area has received 115 mm of rain since April 1, the greatest amount for the region.
Topsoil moisture conditions continue to deteriorate in the majority of the region. Topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as one per cent surplus, 37 per cent adequate, 50 per cent short and 12 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 30 per cent adequate, 53 per cent short and 17 per cent very short. Crop District 5B is reporting that 19 per cent of cropland acres and 20 per cent of hay land and pasture acres are very short topsoil moisture at this time. Rain is needed soon to help crops, hay and pasture develop.
Crop development varies in the region, but the majority of crops are in poor to good condition. Eighty-four per cent of the fall cereals, 63 per cent of the spring cereals, 51 per cent of the oilseeds and 76 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Many plant stands are thin, short and have begun to head out or flower. Lack of moisture and insects such as grasshoppers have caused the majority of crop damage this week. Hot temperatures have also caused some damage to flowering canola crops.
Producers are busy controlling pests, beginning haying operations and hoping for rain.
East-central |
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Winter wheat |
Fall rye |
Spring wheat |
Durum |
Oat |
Barley |
Canaryseed |
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% excellent |
3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
9 |
% good |
66 |
63 |
58 |
60 |
61 |
55 |
64 |
% fair |
26 |
29 |
28 |
37 |
22 |
33 |
27 |
% poor |
5 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
% very poor |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Flax |
Canola |
Mustard |
Soybean |
Pea |
Lentil |
Chickpea |
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% excellent |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
% good |
58 |
49 |
24 |
44 |
60 |
74 |
88 |
% fair |
32 |
29 |
63 |
55 |
31 |
24 |
0 |
% poor |
9 |
18 |
13 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
% very poor |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |