MANITOBA
SOUTHWEST
Wheat recovering from wet spring
Spring wheat crops are recovering from this spring’s wet conditions.
Wheat fields that were yellow are now green, after tapping into nutrients in the soil.
However, canola is struggling to recover. Plants that didn’t establish proper roots are bolting prematurely at heights of 15 to 20 centimetres.
Haying is progressing and tame hay quality is above average. Low lying pastures are still suffering, but standing water is starting to dry up.
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CENTRAL
Crop development varies
Most cereal crops are in the tillering to early flag leaf stage. A few fields are in the head emergence stage.
The earliest planted canola fields are 30 to 50 percent in bloom. Later planted, broadcast seeded canola has emerged and fields are in the two to four leaf stage.
Corn, sunflowers and other heat loving crops are progressing, but development is behind normal.
Hay yields reported as normal at 1.5 to two tonnes per acre.
NORTHWEST
Cover crops planted on unseeded acres
Dry, warm weather in early July has accelerated crop development and dried up unseeded acres near Dauphin, Ste. Rose du Lac and McCreary.
Crop staging varies widely, from greenfeed crops that are pre-emergent to a few canola plants that are podding. Growers have planted barley, millet and other greenfeed crops on unseeded acres and have plans to sell feed to cattle producers. Growers may attempt to harvest the grain if harvest weather co-operates.
Cattails and other water loving weeds have moved into unseeded acres.
Weeds in seeded acres are under control.
EASTERN
Spraying for sclerotinia
Winter wheat is rated as good and some fields are flowering. Spring wheat is at early head emergence and low levels of rust have been reported on upper leaves.
The most advanced canola is 20 to 40 percent flowering. Spraying for sclerotinia has begun.
Hay quality is rated as below average because alfalfa was cut later than desired.
INTERLAKE
Forage yields above average
Alfalfa seed weevil is at economic thresholds on alfalfa seed crops and growers are applying insecticide to control the pest.
Producers are seeding greenfeed crops near Ashern and Moosehorn on acres that were drowned out this spring.
Tame forage yields are above average and dry weather has permitted producers to bale some of the forage.
Biting insects continue to plague cattle in the region. Animals are herding together to get relief.
SASKATCHEWAN
SOUTH
Sunshine improves stressed crops
Southern Saskatchewan enjoyed warm and sunny weather, which has helped improve the conditions of some water stressed crops. Many crops remain flooded out and leaf diseases are showing up.
Rainfall varied from zero to 31 millimetres.
Haying has started in the southeast, but reports indicate many acres of land will not be accessible.
Five percent of the hay is cut and one percent baled or put into silage in the southeast. That compares to 11 percent cut and four percent baled or put into silage in the southwest.
Seventy-four percent of the hay is rated good to excellent in quality in the southeast, while 86 percent is good to excellent in the southwest.
CENTRAL
Warm weather makes good hay
A week of sunny weather with little rain got haying off to a good start.
Farmers are also scouting crops and hauling grain.
Cut hay crop varies from nine to 13 percent and two to three percent baled or put into silage. Hay quality is 70 to 83 percent good to excellent.
Thunderstorms dropped varying amounts of rain and brought strong wind and hail in some areas.
Most crop damage in the east-central region is due to flooding, hail and disease.
Hail in the Ituna and Goodeve areas was significant and caused crop, hay and building damage.
Leaf diseases and other signs of stress are showing up and producers are applying control measures where warranted.
Some areas in the west-central region could use rain, but recent rain has helped improve crop conditions.
NORTH
Haying underway
Two to 13 percent of the hay crop is cut, and less than three percent baled or put into silage. Its quality is rated as good to excellent.
Precipitation ranged from trace amounts to 32 millimetres. Hail was again reported in several areas. The heavy rain and hail from last week caused significant damage to crops and some are not expected to recover.
The recent moisture and heat over the past couple of weeks has helped advance crops and improve the condition of those that were damaged by flooding.
Other areas that received considerable amounts of rain in the past two weeks are showing excess moisture stress. Producers are applying fungicides in canola, cereals and pulses.
Topsoil moisture on cropland is nine to 19 percent surplus and 81 to 86 percent adequate. Topsoil moisture on hay and pasture land is reported as one to 20 percent surplus and 80 to 88 percent adequate.
In the northwest, canola crops have many stages in one field and are thin because of poor and slow germination and spring frost damage.
Cereal and pea diseases are starting to show up.
ALBERTA
SOUTH
Crop growth still delayed
Average to slightly above average temperatures prevailed across the region, while moisture conditions remain good.
Crop growth has improved slightly but is still up to two weeks delayed. Most spring cereals should be entering the boot stage but are averaging the early stem elongation stage.
Winter wheat should be in mid-pollination but is still at the early head emergence stage. Only about 10 percent of the canola and peas are in flower.
Leaf diseases are reported on winter wheat that will reduce its yield potential by 15 to 25 percent.
Pasture and hay crops are rated good to excellent.
NORTHEAST
Rain arrives
Much needed rain of up to 50 to 200 millimetres has arrived, so crop condition ratings have improved significantly with the precipitation.
Crops are two weeks behind normal.
Dryland haying has not started with most pastures and forage crops are rated as poor to good.
NORTHWEST
Development seven days behind
Much needed precipitation fell across the region in amounts of 75 to 200 mm. Some areas are reporting excessive moisture.
Development is about seven days behind the long-term normal. Cereals are in the early to mid stem elongation stage compared to normally being in the early boot stage, and canola and field peas are starting to flower versus, compared to normally being 30 percent completed by this date.
Haying has just started. Timely rain has improved ratings to mostly fair to good.
PEACE
Grasshopper spraying required
Heavy rains of 100 to 200 mm fell across south and central portions of the region, placing some crops under stress.
Light precipitation was reported across the drier northern portion.
About 80 percent of the crop is rated good or excellent, but development is a week behind normal.
Pasture and hay conditions have also improved with the rain.
Grasshopper problems are emerging to the point spraying is required.
