Crop development remains normal for this time of year.
Alberta farmer bracing for worst harvest in 18 years
Livestock producers now have 13 per cent of the hay crop cut and 11 per cent baled or put into silage. Hay quality is rated as five per cent excellent, 65 per cent good, 25 per cent fair and five per cent poor. The majority of crop damage continues to be from flooding, hail and wind. Other contributing factors include lack of moisture, lodging, gophers and insects.
Sask Ag says there have been reports of disease issues in most regions of the province, including root rot and ascochyta blight in pulses.Some producers have started spraying for fusarium head blight and other diseases as environmental conditions permit, says the crop report. Despite the damage, crop development is progressing with 86 per cent of the fall cereals, 75 per cent of the spring cereals, 70 per cent of the oilseed crops and 82 per cent of the pulse crops in their normal stage of development for this time of year.
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