Provincial seeding progress is nearly complete as 93 per cent of seed has been put in the ground across Saskatchewan.
The latest figure is up from 80 per cent the previous week, but is still behind the five and ten year average of 97 per cent.
The west-central region leads the way at 98 per cent complete, the southwest at 97 per cent, the southeast 96 per cent, the northwest 95 per cent and the northeast entered the home stretch at 92 per cent complete.
But farmers in the east-central region still have some work to do as progress currently sits at 84 per cent. While it's a large increase from 63 per cent the previous week, it remains behind the five year average of 93 per cent for the region.
Crops Extension Specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture Samantha Marcino, who is based out of Yorkton, notes the Calder area had 164 millimetres of rain and the Canora area around 72 mm.
"This did increase the topsoil moisture levels, obviously, in those regions, and some of them were sitting close to saturation levels before this rain, so producers are just really hoping for some sunshine and maybe a little bit of wind to dry things up and get back into the field." she said.
Rainy and windy conditions in the east-central region is not only creating challenges for producers trying to finish seeding, but also those who want to spray their crops.
"Number one is trying to get your equipment onto the field if it is that muddy, and we've also had a lot of windy conditions as well, which has made getting onto the field extremely challenging. I would hope, though, with a couple of days of really nice weather, that sprayers would be able to get back into the field, and the forecast looks good, so hopefully the rain holds off here for the next little bit and guys can get back to all of their field work." said Marcino.
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