By Sarah Wallace

Weekend snow slows seeding in northeast

Apr 30, 2015 | 11:06 AM

The first Crop Report of the season is out as farmers head out into their fields and begin harrowing and controlling weeds.

The ministry of agriculture is reporting that Saskatchewan has two per cent of the 2015 crop in the ground, which is just ahead of the five-year average of less than one per cent.

In the northeast, and many other areas in central and northern Saskatchewan, seeding has been delayed due to significant rainfall and snow over the past weekend.

Areas in the north saw almost 20 centimetres (cm) of snow. 

Most producers in the northeast area are hoping to have seeding started in the next week as so.

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The southwest part of the province saw farmers in their fields weeks ago and producers there now have between seven and 20 per cent of their crops in the ground, depending on the area.

Crop Report Numbers

Topsoil moisture is rated at 20 per cent surplus, 76 per cent adequate and four per cent short.

Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated at 11 per cent surplus, 80 per cent adequate and nine per cent short.

Pasture conditions are 12 per cent excellent, 53 per cent good, 26 per cent fair and nine per cent poor, with some pastures seeing excess moistures.

North East Region Numbers

In the northeast, cropland topsoil moisture is rated at 23 per cent surplus and 77 per cent adequate.

Hay land and pasture topsoil are rated at 11 per cent surplus and 89 per cent adequate.

Pasture conditions are at seven per cent excellent, 60 per cent good, 13 per cent fair, 11 per cent poor and nine per cent very poor.

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