Crop Report for July 21-27
For the Period July 21 to July 27, 2015
One year agoFifty-seven per cent of the 2014 hay crop had been baled or put into silage while 22 per cent was cut and soon ready for baling. Rain and high humidity continued to delay haying and decrease hay quality. |
Haying continues to advance in the province as livestock producers now have 67 per cent of the hay crop baled or put into silage. An additional 14 per cent is cut and ready for baling, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Hay quality is currently rated as two per cent excellent, 46 per cent good, 44 per cent fair and eight per cent poor.
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
Topsoil moisture conditions have greatly improved in much of the province, thanks to heavy rains early in the week. Rainfall ranged from small amounts to well over four inches in some areas. Provincially, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as seven per cent surplus, 62 per cent adequate, 25 per cent short and six per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as four per cent surplus, 50 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 10 per cent very short.
Crops are ripening quickly, and the majority remains in poor-to-good condition. Harvest is just beginning in some parts of the province, with pulses being desiccated and some winter cereal and pulse crops being combined. Wind, hail, localized flooding and lack of rain have caused some crop damage this week.
Farmers are busy haying and getting ready for harvest.
SK (provincial) Crop Conditions – July 27, 2015 |
|||||||
Winter wheat |
Fall rye |
Spring wheat |
Durum |
Oat |
Barley |
Canaryseed |
|
% excellent |
1 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
2 |
% good |
51 |
29 |
52 |
33 |
63 |
56 |
47 |
% fair |
40 |
48 |
31 |
46 |
23 |
30 |
39 |
% poor |
7 |
23 |
8 |
17 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
% very poor |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Flax |
Canola |
Mustard |
Soybean |
Pea |
Lentil |
Chickpea |
|
% excellent |
5 |
9 |
0 |
15 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
% good |
42 |
47 |
30 |
46 |
38 |
42 |
41 |
% fair |
41 |
32 |
39 |
29 |
45 |
41 |
40 |
% poor |
11 |
11 |
31 |
9 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
% very poor |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
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)
Livestock producers now have 55 per cent of the hay crop baled or put into silage. An additional 18 per cent is cut and will soon be ready for baling. Hay quality at this time is rated as three per cent excellent, 47 per cent good, 47 per cent fair and three per cent poor.
Large amounts of rain fell in much of the region, with the Earl Grey area reporting 90 mm of rain in one day. The Saltcoats area has reported 262 mm of rainfall since April 1, the greatest amount for the region. Topsoil moisture has improved thanks to the recent rain. Conditions on cropland are rated as 23 per cent surplus, 65 per cent adequate and 12 per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 17 per cent surplus, 68 per cent adequate and 15 per cent short.
Crops are developing quickly, thanks to the recent rains. Some producers are spraying for aphids. Most crop damage this week was caused hail, wind and lack of moisture.
Farmers are busy haying and getting ready for harvest.
East-central |
|||||||
Winter wheat |
Fall rye |
Spring wheat |
Durum |
Oat |
Barley |
Canaryseed |
|
% excellent |
3 |
4 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
% good |
75 |
60 |
67 |
79 |
70 |
72 |
72 |
% fair |
17 |
19 |
20 |
10 |
20 |
19 |
21 |
% poor |
5 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
% very poor |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Flax |
Canola |
Mustard |
Soybean |
Pea |
Lentil |
Chickpea |
|
% excellent |
12 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
50 |
% good |
68 |
63 |
73 |
62 |
71 |
81 |
50 |
% fair |
19 |
23 |
26 |
30 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
% poor |
1 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
% very poor |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |