Manitoba
Southwest
- Cool temperatures have delayed seeding, with 90 percent now complete.
- Early-seeded crops have emerged.
- Pastures in good condition overall.
- Moisture is adequate.
- Flea beetles are feeding in warmer temperatures.
Southeast and Red River Valley
- Flea beetles and grasshoppers reported.
- Moisture is good to wet in all areas. Seeding is delayed in areas around rivers and in low-lying areas.
- Winter wheat replacement is underway due to winter kill and repeated hard frosts.
- Potatoes and cereal seeding mainly complete.
- Pastures good to very good, with cattle grazing across the district. Some delayed growth.
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Central and Interlake
- Seeding making good progress, but variable.
- Fall-seeded crop condition declining, with half rated as fair to poor.
- Winter cereals in poor condition and replacement is underway in many fields.
- Pastures are generally good, but progressing slowly.
- Alfalfa damage from frost.
Northwest
- Seeding 90 percent complete
- Canola seeding is proceeding quickly.
- Some early-seeded crops have emerged, especially in western regions.
- Fall-seeded crops rated as poor to fair, with some spring crop replacement underway.
- Pastures progressing slowly due to cold.
Saskatchewan
Southwest
- Seeding is nearly complete.
- Pastures are behind, but improving.
- Winter annuals are flowering. Early emerged crops are subject to some post-emergent weed control.
- Gopher problems near Assiniboia and Swift Current.
- Flea beetles and grasshoppers reported.
- Sixty percent of cropland soils have sufficient moisture, with the remainder short.
- Pastures are average to poor in the southwest.
Southeast
- Crops are about 90 percent planted. Rain showers were intermittent, heavy in some areas south of Moose Jaw.
- Early-seeded crops have emerged and some post-emergent weed control is underway.
- Topsoil moisture is 90 percent adequate.
- Some fall-seeded crops are being replaced after winter kill and frost damage. Some damage to early emerging canola.
- Pastures are average to good.
- Cutworms at control threshold levels found at Marquis. Flea beetles are feeding.
West-central
- Seeding is 95 percent complete.
- Some showers provided much needed moisture for germination.
- Pulse rolling and limited post-emergent weed control underway.
- Flea beetles, grasshoppers and gophers reported.
East-central
- Seeding is 85 percent complete.
- Colder than average temperatures are suppressing crop advancement. Winter wheat is at the six-leaf stage.
- Some frost damage to alfalfa.
- Soil moisture 90 percent adequate.
- Hayland conditions good.
- Flea beetles are present.
Northwest
- Seeding is about 90 percent complete. Cropland moisture is 67 percent adequate.
- Rain and snow fell in the region.
- Early-seeded crops emerging.
- Some canola planting is delayed.
- Pasture conditions are slipping.
- Fire bans in some drier municipalities.
- Flea beetles are present.
Northeast
- Seeding is about 95 percent complete, with 74 percent moisture being adequate and 24 short.
- Weed and crop development very slow due to cold.
- Cattle feeding is underway.
Alberta
South
- Seeding nearing completion in most areas, with the southwest lagging due to rain and cold overnight temperatures.
- High soil moisture levels have moderated in the area south of Taber.
- Crops behind season average by 10 to 15 days due to cold conditions and late planting. Pastures 15 to 20 days behind normal.
- Reseeding of crops to replace fall cereals lost to frost, winterkill and wind-eroded soils is completed.
- Flea beetles are reported.
- Winter annuals are flowering.
- Post-emergent weed control underway.
Central
- Seeding is 90 percent complete.
- Poor subsoil moisture conditions remain a concern, with 24 percent very low, 36 fair, 37 good.
- Fall-seeded crops are 85 percent good to fair and 11 percent poor. Some replacement of fall-seeded crops is underway after cold weather damage.
- Cool, dry weather has suppressed pastures, with half in poor condition.
- Flea beetles are reported.
Northwest
- Most seeding finished.
- Emergence remains poor due to cold temperatures. Frost damage to some emerged crops.
- Surface moisture is highly variable.
- Pastures are improved over last week.
- Poor subsoil moisture in most areas.
Northeast
- Seeding 90 percent complete, with soil moisture conditions declining due to lack of rain.
- Fall-seeded crops remain in poor condition, with half showing significant winter damage.
- Forage crops are 74 percent poor to fair.
Peace and B.C.
- Cold temperatures hampering emergence.
- Surface moisture is generally good, while subsoil moisture is poor to fair.
- Seeding is 80 percent complete.
- Replacement of frost-damaged spring and fall-seeded crops underway.
- Pastures are 76 percent fair or better.
Conditions as of June 1.