聽 聽 聽 聽 聽Some farmers in southeast Saskatchewan have begun seeding crops for the 2020 growing season. This year conditions have made for a little later start, due to moisture and the lateness of the frost coming out of the ground.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In dryer years, the timeline for seeding would be three to four weeks. This year鈥檚 moisture and frost conditions could stretch the time needed to six weeks for some producers, as the weather is always the determining factor.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Each condition a farmer faces has benefits, as well as setbacks. The good moisture conditions provide for the prospects of a bumper crop, but can cause delays due to getting stuck more often with equipment, meaning less acres getting planted each day.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 According to Dan Reaves of Precision Ag in Carlyle, 鈥淐rops will pull moisture from a depth of 100 centimetres and data collected from the soil moisture probes done last fall by Precision Ag, soil moisture in the area is very good.鈥�
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽With timing and weather being the deciding factor to harvest a bumper crop, with average soil moisture it takes nine inches of timely rains to produce a bumper crop. The soil moisture is optimum to begin this year鈥檚 planting and farmers could realize bumper crops with about 50% of the expected rainfall, should it come in a timely fashion.
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