HUMBOLDT - The first crops to ripen have started to be combined but mostly producers are swathing and finishing up applications of desiccants. Rain over the past week resulted in harvest delays. Four per cent of the crop is in the bin, up from one per cent last week and well behind the five-year average of 12 per cent.
There was some very heavy rain fall over the past week which resulted in lodging of cereal crops. The Lake Lenore area received 92 mm, the Tisdale area 75 mm, the Humboldt area 30 mm, the Kinistino area 22 mm and the Garrick area seven mm. These rains will damage crops, further delay harvest and spraying activities, as well as lead to downgrading of grain.
Cropland topsoil moisture is rated as six per cent surplus, 80 per cent adequate, 13 per cent short and one per cent very short. Hay and pasture land topsoil moisture is rated as one per cent surplus, 78 per cent adequate, 19 per cent short and two per cent very short.
The majority of crop damage this past week was due to heavy rains and winds.
