HUMBOLDT - Producers in the northeast have been busy combining this week and are now two per cent completed harvest, according to the crop report for the period of August 8 to 15. This is just behind the five-year average of three per cent.
Producers completed harvest of fall cereals in the region and are moving onto spring seeded crops. Just under five per cent of barley has been harvested for the year. Spring seeded pulses are also being combined, with four per cent of lentils in the bin for the year and an additional 15 per cent used as a feed source. Fourteen per cent of peas are harvested for the year. Few oilseeds have been harvested in the region.
Pockets of moisture have moved through the region this week, leaving some areas with significant moisture. Kinistino recorded the most rainfall, with 42 mm being received. Other areas of the region received only trace amounts. Topsoil moisture was slightly replenished this week, one per cent of cropland has surplus topsoil moisture, 49 per cent has adequate moisture, 46 per cent is short and four per cent is very short. Hay and pasture land follows a similar pattern, with one per cent having surplus moisture, 44 per cent is adequate for moisture, 53 per cent is short and two per cent is very short. Although the rain helped with topsoil moisture, livestock producers are experiencing moderate water supply shortages and water quality is a concern.
Crop damage this past week is due to localized flooding and some hail. Producers are busy evaluating grain moisture levels, marketing livestock and harvesting crops.
