Seeding is underway in some parts of Saskatchewan, according to a provincial crop report released Thursday.
The province says three per cent of this year’s crop has been seeded, compared to a five-year average of less than one per cent.
Field conditions in the south have been generally favourable and many farmers have been seeding for several weeks already, the report said.
Producers in the southwest have put eight per cent of the crop in the ground, while farmers in the southeast have seeded four per cent.
The report notes there is little, if any, crop in the ground in other parts of the province. Seeding is expected to start in those regions in the next couple of weeks, weather and soil conditions permitting.
Earlier this week, parts of southwestern and west-central Saskatchewan received much-needed moisture from snow and rain. Some areas reportedly received four centimetres of snow.
In contrast, much of the east-central and northeastern regions of the province are reporting excess moisture. The report says farmers in those areas will need warm and dry weather in order to start working fields.
