With this year’s harvest heading into the home stretch, the northeast area which includes Humboldt has the most amount of crop remaining in the field.
Harvest progress now sits at 81 per cent, which is the same as the five-year average and greater than the 74 per cent 10-year average.
Most of the spring wheat and barley crops in the region are off as 95 per cent have been harvested. Oats and canary seed follow close behind as harvest progress is at 92 per cent and 85 per cent, respectively. For soybeans, 67 per cent of crops are in the bin. Canola harvest is 64 per cent complete, while flax is 53 per cent harvested.
Delays were caused by some modest rainfalls last week. The most rainfall recorded was 22 mm in the Rosthern area, followed by 20 mm near Duck Lake. The Spruce Home received 19 mm of precipitation, while the St. Brieux and Flett Springs areas both got 15 mm.
Even with the precipitation, topsoil moisture conditions slightly decreased from last week. Cropland topsoil moisture is currently 65 per cent adequate, 32 per cent short and three per cent very short. Hayland topsoil moisture is 63 per cent adequate, 30 per cent short and seven per cent very short. Pasture topsoil moisture is 58 per cent adequate, 35 per cent short and seven per cent very short. Topsoil conditions in the northeast are the best in the province.
Most of the crop damage in the province was reported in the northeast since it’s the area with the most amount of crops remaining. The main cause of crop damage was from strong winds blowing swathed crops around, which complicates harvest.