By paNOW

Local farmers are making progress in the fields

May 16, 2013 | 12:07 PM

Spring seeding is officially underway in the Prince Albert area.

According to this week’s crop report, seeding progress is at less than one per cent in the northeast; two per cent in the east-central region.

Provincially, eight per cent of crop has been seeded.

The southwest is the furthest along at 29 per cent.

Dry and sunny weather during the past week has helped farmers a lot.

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Provincially, cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 24 per cent surplus, 71 per cent adequate and five per cent short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is 16 per cent surplus, 75 per cent adequate and nine per cent short.

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