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Moisture conditions improving Livestock producers now have 32 per cent of the hay crop cut and 38 per cent baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly Crop Report. Hay quality is rated as four per cent excellent, 48 per cent good, 34 per cent fair and 14 per cent poor. Concerns about a potential hay shortage continue, as many hay swaths are significantly smaller than normal and pasture growth has been limited. The Ministry of Agriculture has a Forage, Feed and Custom Service listing for producers to advertise and source feed products. It is available at: www.agriculture.gov.sk.ca/ FeedForageListing. Rainfall over the weekend has helped alleviate moisture stress issues in some areas; however, more rain will be needed to help crops fill. Some areas received only small amounts of rainfall while others reported several inches. Topsoil moisture conditions have slightly improved in much of the province. Provincially, topsoil moisture conditions on cropland are rated as one per cent surplus, 44 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 19 per cent very short. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture is rated as 33 per cent adequate, 39 per cent short and 28 per cent very short. Fifty-nine per cent of fall cereals, 62 per cent of spring cereals, 60 per cent of oilseeds and 58 per cent of pulse crops are at their normal stages of development for this time of year. Crop conditions vary throughout the province, but the majority of crops are in poor-togood condition. Lack of moisture and insects such as grasshoppers and wheat midge have caused the most crop damage this week. Farmers are busy controlling pests and cutting hay.
Crime Severity index down in Weyburn The Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) recently released their report on Police Reported Crime Statistics in Canada, 2014. This report presents findings from the 2014 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey and examines trends in the volume and severity of police reported crime at National, Provincial and Municipal levels. The Crime Severity index for Weyburn saw reductions in both violent and non-violent categories, and overall Crime Severity Index. Crime Severity Index - Violent 2014 = 71.2 2013 = 80.2 a reduction of 11.2% Non-Violent 2014 = 83.7 2013 = 92.3 a reduction of 9.4% The Crime Severity Index for Weyburn realized an overall reduction of 9.8 %, a measure of 89.2 in 2013 to a measure of 80.5 in 2014. As a comparison, according to the CCJS statistical release, the Crime Severity Index for the Province of Saskatchewan is 123.4 and the overall National average for Canada is 66.6. Crime Severity is but one measure used to track changes in police reported crime. Crime severity is calculated using sentencing data from the courts and each offence is 'weighted' according to the severity of the sentences handed down by Judges. The weighted offences are then multiplied by the number of incidents and then divided by the population. The Crime Severity Index uses the base year of 2006 as a standardized '100' nationally to facilitate comparisons.
The moisture received over the last few weeks has significantly improved crop conditions in the southeast.
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