HUMBOLDT - Crops are still standing in the northeast and producers are watching their staging closely, according to the crop report for the period of July 25 to 31. Producers are expecting to be in the fields harvesting within the week or shortly after.
Parts of the region received some significant moisture this past week with Prince Albert receiving 53 mm of rain. This rain helped replenish soil moisture levels. Currently, 31 per cent of cropland in the northeast has adequate topsoil moisture, 54 per cent is short and 15 per cent is very short. Hay and pasture land is slightly more limited for moisture, 14 per cent has adequate moisture, 69 per cent is short and 17 per cent is very short.
Pastures in the northeast are generally in fair condition. Currently, six per cent are in good condition, 58 per cent are fair, 34 per cent are poor and two per cent are very poor.
Crop damage this past week is due to heat, some reports of hail and insect pressures. Producers are busy finishing haying and silaging, preparing machinery and bins for harvest, desiccating pulse crops and evaluating potential yields and feed supplies for this winter.
