Crops still need more widespread rain
Rainy conditions are affecting the hay crop in some parts of western Saskatchewan, yet other parts of the northwest are still too dry.
The crop report for the week ending July 4 says hay quality is deteriorating in the west-central region, with eight per cent of the hay rated as poor quality along with four per cent of the pastures.
High humidity and frequent rain are delaying plant dry-down. In the northwest all hay is reported as good or fair. However, the pastures are being stressed by an overall lack of rain, and 12 per cent of pastures are rated at poor or very poor.
West-central producers have cut 20 per cent of the region’s hay, and 18 per cent is baled or in silage. Fifteen per cent of the northwest hay crop is cut, and seven per cent baled or put into silage.