Last week farmers came ever so close to finishing off spring seeding.
According to the latest crop report, 98 per cent of this year’s crop is planted.
On a regional level, seeding is 99 per cent complete in the southeast and southwest, 98 per cent complete in the east central, west central and northwest regions, and 97 per cent complete in the northeast.
Most regions of the province received at some rainfall this past week. As a result, topsoil moisture conditions in Saskatchewan have improved. Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as five per cent surplus, 74 per cent adequate, 20 per cent short, and one per cent very short.
Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as six per cent surplus, 60 per cent adequate, 29 per cent short, and five per cent very short.
Seventeen per cent of fall cereal crops are in the shotblade stage and 22 per cent are heading, while 52 per cent of spring cereals are emerging and 34 per cent are tillering. Forty-five per cent of canola is emerging and 34 per cent is in the seedling stage. Twenty-one per cent of flax is in the seedling stage. Fifty-four per cent of pulse crops are emerging and 42 per cent are in the vegetative stage.
A complete, printable version of the crop report is available online.
