The first crop report of the 2019 season was released by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Thursday morning.

The report indicates things are moving in line with the five year average in southeast Saskatchewan as five percent of the crop is in the ground so far this year. Most of the seeding has been done in the Lampman, Glenavon, Weyburn, Indian Head and Moose Jaw areas.

The weather, before the weekend, allowed farmers to get into the field to take care of some operations such as weed control, rock picking, and fertilizer applications.

The weekend brought with it some moisture, with the Indian Head region receiving the most, with 31 millimetres. Other areas of note were Radville, which had 18 millimetres of precipitation and Moosomin, with 20 millimetres.

The weather helped with the moisture levels. For cropland topsoil moisture, 89 percent is adequate, with one percent reporting as surplus, and 10 percent as either short or very short. Hay land and pasture moisture levels were also in relatively good shape, with 84 percent reporting as adequate, and the rest of it as short or very short.

The cooler weather we have been experiencing has been helping in terms of limiting weed growth. However, it is also having an impact on pasture growth. Pasture conditions are rated 26 percent good, 55 percent fair, 16 percent poor and three percent very poor.