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Rain has been a welcome site for crops, hayland, and pastures  in the province, but more is needed.

Last week, recorded rainfall levels varied from half a millimeter at Consul to 65 millimeters at Ituna.

Overall, livestock water supplies are a key concern with 46 per cent of producers facing moderate water shortages and another 52 per cent anticipating water shortages this summer.

It's a key concern especially for the western side of the province and into the southwest where producers are also concerned with water quality for their livestock.

Producers are encouraged to drop off water samples at their local Ministry of Agriculture regional office for water quality testing.

Provincially, hay and pasture topsoil moisture conditions are rated as three per cent surplus, 57 per cent adequate, 33 per cent  short, and seven per cent very short. 

Seeding is officially complete in the province now with only two percent of acres left unseeded.

The majority of crops are in their normal stage of development for this time of year. 

Fall cereals are slightly ahead at 31 per cent, while oilseeds are slightly behind in development at 16 per cent. 

In the drier areas of the province environmental stress in the crops has advanced their development. 

Alternatively, in the east they received more moisture during the spring resulting in some localized flooding which has delayed development.

Producers are busy scouting fields and spraying herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides. 

Other than the dry conditions, key concerns in the province remain grasshoppers and gophers.

To check out Saskatchewan's weekly crop report click here.