Saskatchewan farmers struggling with too wet or too dry conditions: latest crop report
Crop development in Saskatchewan has been slow this year and it differs depending on the area as some regions are too dry and others are too wet.for June 21-27, the early season drought conditions in the west and excess moisture in the east are leading factors for the slow crop development.
“Crops don’t like to grow when their feet are wet. When they’re standing in water for for long periods of time, there’s not a lot of growth. It’s quite detrimental to them, so that’s lagging them a bit up. Hopefully things dry out there in the east and the crops are able to to pick up where they started and and get through July,” Struthers said.
The Spiritwood area received 86 mm, the Broadview area 76 mm, the Lipton area 70 mm, the Kerrobert area 31 mm and the Cabri area 23 mm. Many areas in the southwest only received one to five mm and the crops in those areas are beginning to show signs of severe drought stress. The majority of crops in the province are in fair to good condition according to the report. Provincially, 76 per cent of the fall cereals, 58 per cent of the spring cereals, 46 per cent of the oilseed crops and 69 per cent of the pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year.
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