Census Division 12 Biggar, Delisle, Rosetown and Sonningdale areas
Census Division 13 Cut Knife, Kerrobert, Kindersley, Macklin, Plenty and Wilkie areas
For the Period July 8 to 14, 2025
Producers are busy spraying fungicides and continuing with haying operations as the weather allows. In the coming weeks, producers will continue to monitor for pest and disease development and prepare harvest equipment.
Rainfall was variable throughout the region with some areas receiving trace amounts of precipitation and other areas receiving increased amounts. The highest amount of rain fell in the Milden area at 29 mm followed by the Kindersley area at 28 mm. The Marengo area received 23 mm while the Rosetown area received 18 mm. Areas in the region will need rain soon to support continued crop development.
Added precipitation and cooler temperatures throughout much of the region contributed to maintaining topsoil moisture similar to the previous week. Currently, cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 78 per cent adequate, 20 per cent short and two per cent very short. Hayland topsoil moisture is reported at 70 per cent adequate, 27 per cent short and three per cent very short. Pasture topsoil moisture is 68 per cent adequate, 28 per cent short and four per cent very short.
| West-Central Saskatchewan Crop Development |
| Crop |
%Ahead |
%Normal |
%Behind |
| Fall Cereals |
5% |
95% |
0% |
| Spring Cereals |
8% |
87% |
5% |
| Oilseeds |
3% |
90% |
7% |
| Pulse Crops |
1% |
95% |
4% |
| Perennial Forage |
3% |
94% |
3% |
| Annual Forage |
0% |
83% |
17% |
Recent precipitation has allowed for crop development to move closer to normal stages of development for this time of year as compared to previous weeks. Currently, annual forages are still showing to be the furthest behind in their stages of development.
Crop conditions are rated mainly as good to fair throughout the region, although reports rate fall rye as 36 per cent poor within the region. A full summary of individual crop conditions for all regions can be viewed in the attached crop conditions table.
Haying operations have progressed slowly throughout the region. Forty-eight per cent of the hay crop has received its first cut with 20 per cent baled or silaged. Hay quality is rated as 11 per cent excellent, 39 per cent good, 43 per cent fair and seven per cent poor.
Areas within the region reported minor to moderate damage from lack of moisture with minor damage due to heat. Minor crop damage was reported from grasshoppers with moderate crop damage reported from gophers. Disease has been noted in some areas with producers applying fungicides to suppress disease already present along with some proactively spraying to manage disease from developing.
