MOOSE JAW — Seeding operations in the Moose Jaw region were all but complete by May 25, according to the weekly crop report by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture.
Across the province 88 per cent was done with 95 per cent in this region.
Laggards were east-central and the northeast at 81 and 80 per cent.
Little rain fell during the week, with half an inch at Craik the most in this region.
Windy and dry conditions have damaged some fields and cut moisture in others.
Even with the winds, topsoil moisture in crop land is “mostly adequate” but rain will soon be needed.
Among pulse crops, field peas were 98 per cent seeded, lentils at 95 and chickpeas at 91 per cent.
Durum and spring wheat were 93 per cent seeded with mustard at 92, canola at 85 and flax at 73 per cent.
A few instances of cutworm, flea beetle, wireworm and grasshoppers were recorded.
