CROP REPORT: Farmers finishing up haying, much needed rain improves crops

Farmers continue haying as recent rain helped to improve crops in most areas.

At 54 per cent, livestock producers now have the majority of their hay crops baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report.

Hay quality is currently rated at 52 per cent good. Hay yields on dry land are well below average for the year.

Rain showers have delayed the haying process in some areas.

Still, rain helped out much of the province last week. Once again it ranged from small amounts to several inches. Because of this, some topsoil moisture conditions have improved. Provincially, 52 per cent of topsoil conditions have been rated as adequate. When it comes to hay land and pastures, only three per cent of the land has adequate moisture while the majority, at 43 per cent, is short of moisture.

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Above 60 per cent of all crops in Saskatchewan are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Most crops are ripening quickly although the majority are in poor-to-good condition.

Grasshoppers and aphids are wreaking havoc on crops along with lack of moisture continuing to persist.

Along with haying, farmers are also spraying for pests and getting equipment ready for harvest.

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