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Agri-Coaches Corner/Crop Report

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Published: July 13, 2006

MANITOBA

All crops across Western Canada continue to advance rapidly in the higher temperatures.

East

  • Winter wheat is starting to turn.
  • Fungicides are being applied for fusarium head blight.
  • Alfalfa weevils are reported in fields. Thrips and aphids are showing up in all crops.
  • Second cut hay is 75 percent of normal.

Central and Interlake

West

  • In the southwest, winter wheat and fall rye are turning.
  • Cereal leaf diseases slowed by dry, hot weather.
  • Stripe rust and wheat midge were reported. Pastures are good.
  • In the north, dry weather slowed cereal leaf diseases and sclerotinia in canola.
  • High Bertha moth counts were seen in Swan River Valley.
  • Wheat midge is reported at low levels.
  • Haying continues, with good quality and average yields.
  • Pastures in drier areas need rain.

SASKATCHEWAN

East

  • In the south, crops are good to excellent but starting to show signs of heat stress.
  • Cereal leaf diseases have slowed with drier weather.
  • Anthracnose and ascochyta are in lentils at varying levels, while ascochyta in chickpeas has slowed.
  • Wheat midge was found in low numbers with some localized hot spots.
  • Sawfly numbers are high. Bertha moth counts are low, with some hot spots reported in the Strasbourg and Francis areas.
  • Haying is well under way.
  • Pastures are excellent with some signs of heat and moisture stress.
  • In the north, early seeded crops have greater potential than late sown ones.
  • Mycosphaerella is present in peas.
  • Hay is good quality and high yielding.
  • Pastures in very good condition.

Central

  • Hot dry weather has slowed diseases but caused some flower abortion in canola.
  • Moisture stress was reported in some areas and rain is needed.
  • Sawfly is reported at extremely high populations. Bertha moth counts vary across the central area.
  • Haying continues and pastures are very good but slowing down.

West

  • In the south, hail hit some fields.
  • Canola stressed by dry weather.
  • Haying continues with good quality. Pastures are in good to excellent condition.
  • In the north, hot and dry weather caused heat stress in canola crops.
  • Haying continues with good quality, while pastures are good but slowing down.

ALBERTA

South

  • Canola stressed by high temperatures.
  • Some isolated thunderstorms with hail were reported.
  • Pea leaf weevil is a concern.
  • Pastures are looking fairly good.

Central

  • Cereals are heading and canola is flowering.
  • Some isolated thunderstorms with hail reported but rain is needed.
  • Haying continues with good quality. Pasture growth is slowing.

North

  • In the east, scattered rains with some hail were reported.
  • Haying continues. Pastures in very good condition.
  • In the west, drought and moisture stress are quite severe with large cracks in ground.
  • Wheat is hanging on a bit better in heat and drought than other crops like canola.
  • Cereal leaf diseases are taking bottom leaves.
  • Grasshoppers are found in western parts of the region.
  • Haying continues and pastures are browning off from moisture and grazing pressure.

Peace River

  • Hot and dry weather has deteriorated crop potential, especially in canola.
  • Canola fields are thin with a low risk of sclerotinia.
  • Insect pressure is low but some barley fields were hard hit by leaf disease.
  • More rain is needed for crop filling.
  • Haying continues. Pastures in fair shape.

Conditions as of July 10

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