HUMBOLDT - Producers in the northeast have made progress with harvest this week, and are now eight per cent complete harvest, according to the weekly crop report for the period of August 15 to 21. This is ahead of the five-year average of seven per cent.
Producers have focused on getting their fall cereals off and have completed harvesting fall rye (100 per cent) and winter wheat (100 per cent). Producers have turned their focus to barley and have 21 per cent of that crop in the bin for the year. Field peas (45 per cent) and lentils (33 per cent) are the main pulses being harvested. Little progress has been made in oilseeds this week.
Scattered showers moved through the region this week. The Humboldt area recorded the most rainfall, with 33 mm being reported. The area has the best soil moisture in the province currently. Three per cent of cropland has a surplus of topsoil moisture, 69 per cent has adequate moisture, 25 per cent is short while three per cent is very short. Hay and pastureland are similar; one per cent has as surplus of moisture, 58 per cent is adequate, 39 per cent is short, and two per cent is very short.
Pastures in the region are in good (34 per cent) to fair (56 per cent) condition. Eleven per cent of forage acres went uncut or baled for the year due to weather related conditions.
Crop damage this past week is due to localized flooding and grasshoppers. Producers are busy monitoring moisture levels in standing crops, desiccating and combining. Producers are also working and moving livestock.
