By Cam Lee

Crops developing quickly due to warm, dry conditions last week

Aug 7, 2025 | 10:55 AM

Warm, dry conditions have led to the rapid development of many crops across the province over the past week.

The latest Crop Report says the early seeded crops are nearing maturity in many areas, and any rain wouldn’t help those crops at this stage.

Later-seeded crops could still benefit from some precipitation.

Provincial Crops Specialist Tyce Masich says crop development was rapid in areas without the heavy rain last week, including the northeast, northwest, east central and southeast parts of Saskatchewan.

The report said crops receiving sufficient rain this year are around normal stages, while crops that are moisture-stresses are typically ahead of their normal growth stages.

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Despite the rain in the southwest and other areas, topsoil moisture levels fell last week, with 33 per cent reporting short and eight per cent very short conditions.

Just 48 per cent of hayland and 52 per cent of pasture topsoil moisture levels are rated as adequate.

Meanwhile, six per cent of pastures are listed in excellent condition, 36 per cent are good, 32 per cent are fair, 19 per cent are poor and eight per cent are in very poor condition.

Harvest is just getting underway in the southwest, while Masich says many producers are gearing up to start in the coming weeks by preparing equipment.

He reminds people to be mindful of farm equipment while driving on roads and highways.