MANITOBA
Southeast
- Continuing rains, strong winds and high temperatures stressed crops.
- Seeding is done for the year.
- Disease pressure is light as there are fewer fields seeded this year.
- Crops are approaching the flag leaf stage, with flea beetles noted in canola.
Interlake
- Continuing rains halted seeding.
- Crops are yellow and stressed.
- Plants in severely waterlogged fields are dead.
- Early-sown canola is stressed, with premature bolting and budding.
- Spraying operations are stop and go, due to the weather.
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Central
- Wet conditions have halted spraying and herbicide applications.
- Crops are yellowing from excess moisture.
- Many crops are improving.
- Some flea beetles, cutworms and diamondback moths are reported.
- Septoria and tan spot are common in cereals, with some rust reported.
- Pastures are excellent.
Southwest
- Crops look good where not under water.
- About 10 percent of flooded fields are drying out.
- Diamondback moth pressure is common and in its second hatch.
- Diseases reported include tan spot and septoria.
- First cut of hay is under way, but little baling has occurred.
Northwest
- About 10 percent of the area is not seeded, while another 10 percent is severely damaged from water.
- Crops are advancing well and look good.
SASKATCHEWAN
- About 80 percent of crops are in good to excellent shape, with 50 percent ahead of normal development.
East-central
- Continuing frequent showers, high humidity, wind and hail.
- Heavy weed growth and field rutts are evident.
- Plant losses reported in water-pooled areas.
- Diamondback moths are at low levels.
- Leaf diseases are variable.
Southeast
- There is plant loss in flood-damaged, low-lying areas.
- Heavy weed pressure is evident.
Central
- Flood and wind damage.
- Weed pressure is high.
- Root rot is reported at 50 percent in one field near Saskatoon.
West-central
- There is flood damage, with 100 millimetres of rain in areas.
- Some crops are yellowing and dying off.
- Cabbage seedpod weevils reported near the Alberta border.
- Diseases are evident in cereals and spraying is under way for ascochyta in chickpeas.
Northwest
- There is flood and hail damage.
- Plants have been lost or have yellowed in low lying areas, but other fields are growing well.
ALBERTA
Peace River
- Crops are good to excellent, with canola bolting and flowering and cereals at the flag leaf stage.
Northwest
- Crops are good and advancing.
- Spraying is completed, with weeds under control.
- Diamondback moth pressure is light, with parasites expected to reduce the chance of a second hatch.
Northeast
- Crops are 15-20 centimetres tall in the Vegreville, Provost and Wainwright areas.
- Some canola fields have root rot.
Central
- Crops are yellowing but rapidly growing out of excess moisture.
- Fields are patchy due to dry spring and large amounts of rain.
- Wireworms, cutworms and diamondback moths observed.
- Cereal leaf diseases are common.
Calgary area
- Fields are waterlogged due to continuing rains in western areas but generally moisture will help increase yields for most crops in the zone.
South
- Uneven crops are the result of dry spring and recent rainy conditions.
- Early sown cereals are heading out, while canola is flowering.
- Baseball-sized hail caused severe damage in area.
- There are water stressed plants in low lying areas.
- Cabbage seedpod weevils are reported at Lethbridge and Taber.
Conditions as of June 27.
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