Hot and dry weather has continued to push along crop maturity across Saskatchewan as producers are now reporting harvest is six per cent complete.
In its crop report for the week of Aug. 6 to Aug. 12, the province says pasture conditions are diminishing due to hot and dry conditions.
Some sporadic rainfall in the north and east part of the province benefited later seeded crops but came too late to assist the earlier seeded varieties.
The Kuroki area received the most rainfall in the past week with 55 millimetres.
The second highest rainfall was recorded around Wadena with 48 millimetres, followed by the Kelvington area with 36 millimetres. Rose Valley and Middle Lake also received 35 millimetres each.
Progress on getting crops off the field is slightly above both the five and ten year averages …