Released on September 29, 2011
Another week of warm weather has Saskatchewan producers well ahead of the five-year harvest progress average. Ninety-one per cent of the 2011 crop has been combined, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report.
Seven per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut. The five year (2006-2010) provincial average for this time of year is 72 per cent combined and 18 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut. Rain showers earlier in the week slowed down combines in some areas in the south part of the province.
The southeast has 92 per cent combined, the southwest 93 per cent, the east central 90 per cent and the west central 93 per cent combined. The northeast has 90 per cent combined and the northwest has 84 per cent combined. Ninety-two per cent of the durum, spring wheat and barley, 89 per cent of the canola and 53 per of the flax have been combined.
Across the province, topsoil moisture on cropland is rated as one per cent surplus, 59 per cent adequate, 33 per cent short and seven per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 55 per cent adequate, 35 per cent short and nine per cent very short.
Pasture conditions across the province are rated as six per cent excellent, 54 per cent good, 32 per cent fair, six per cent poor and two per cent very poor. Ninety-nine per cent of livestock producers have indicated they have adequate livestock water supplies.
Farmers are busy harvesting, hauling bales and controlling weeds on unseeded acres.
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For more information, contact:
Grant McLean
Agriculture
Moose Jaw
Phone: 306-694-3592