Farmers across the province have been taking advantage of warm and dry weather conditions.
Fifteen per cent of the crop is now combined. That is a significant jump from last week’s total of four per cent and is slightly ahead of the five-year average of 12 per cent (2015-2019). An additional 16 per cent of the crop is now swathed or ready to straight-cut, trailing the five-year average of 17 per cent.
Eighty-nine per cent of fall rye, 82 per cent of winter wheat, 59 per cent of lentils, 56 per cent of field peas, 20 per cent of barley, 15 per cent of durum, nine per cent of oats, five per cent of spring wheat, and two per cent of canola has been combined.
Farmers in the southwest region have 31 per cent combined, the southeast region is at 19 per cent, the west-central 12 per cent, the east-central nine per cent, the northeast four per cent, and the northwest two per cent.
Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 37 per cent adequate, 42 per cent short, and 20 per cent very short.
Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 27 per cent adequate, 41 per cent short, and 31 per cent very short.
Pasture conditions are rated as two per cent excellent, 19 per cent good, 41 per cent fair, 28 per cent poor, and 10 per cent very poor.
A complete, printable version of the crop report is available online.
