Released on September 9, 2010
Thirteen per cent of the 2010 crop has been combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly Crop Report. An additional 31 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-combine.
The five-year provincial average (2005 to 2009) for this time of year is 35 per cent combined and an additional 29 per cent swathed or ready to straight-combine. Significant rainfall during the week in most areas of the province continues to delay crop maturity and slow harvest.
The southwest has 22 per cent of the crop combined, the southeast 19 per cent, and the northeast and west-central regions have seven per cent combined. In east-central Saskatchewan, eight per cent of the crop has been combined and in northwest Saskatchewan, six per cent has been combined.
The majority of crop damage is being caused by rain and disease. Lodging, flooding, bleaching and sprouting caused by the rain are damaging crops. Wheat stem sawflies are causing damage in the southwest region. Hail was reported in some areas. Fields are very wet, making harvest difficult.
Producers are trying to finish up haying. Rain continues to delay the completion of the haying season.
Farmers are also busy harvesting, hauling bales and trying to control weeds on unseeded acres.
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For more information, contact:
Grant McLean
Agriculture
Moose Jaw
Phone: 306-694-3592