Released on August 11, 2008
One per cent of the 2008 crop has been combined, and three per cent has been swathed or is ready to straight combine, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly crop report.
The five-year (2003-07) average is four per cent combined and eight per cent swathed or ready to straight combine at this time of year.
Harvest operations are the most advanced in the southwest, where almost three per cent of the crop is in the bin, followed by the southeast, with one per cent combined. Provincially, the fall rye and winter wheat crops are at six per cent combined, peas are at seven per cent complete and one per cent of the lentils are off.
Insects and heat and drought stress were the main sources of crop damage during the past seven days. Some severe weather rolled through the southwest on Sunday, August 10. The impact of those storms will be assessed in the next crop report.
Topsoil moisture conditions on crop, hay and pasture land declined from last week and are reported as adequate on 54 to 62 per cent of the area. The southwest and west-central regions report the highest percentage of very short moisture conditions.
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For more information, contact:
Terry Bedard
Ministry of Agriculture
Regina
Phone: 787-5956
Email: terry.bedard@gov.sk.ca