Alberta
South
n Pincher Creek received 82 millimetres of rain, Lethbridge 22 mm, with volumes decreasing to the east.
n Surface moisture is declining in most areas as hot weather has arrived.
n Cereals headed, canola flowering pulses flowering.
n Hay yields less than one tonne per acre reported in some areas.
n Crop conditions remain below average.
n Cereal leaf beetle sighted. Bertha armyworms in low numbers. Wheat midge fully emerged in many areas.
Central
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n Drought continues.
n Crops abandoned or converted to pasture as pasture fails.
n Pasture and tame hay three quarters poor. Better in the east.
n Pulse crops suffering, flowering.
n Cereals heading, canola flowering and spotty.
n Hay yields reported as very poor.
n Grasshopper and gopher damage significant in drought-affected areas.
Northwest
n Spotty showers with little rain. Some hail east of Edmonton and funnel clouds reported.
n Crops poor to fair. Peas and canola flowering, cereals headed.
n Wheat midge should be 50 percent emerged.
Northeast
n Canola, pulses flowering with cereals in a vulnerable position for wheat midge if the insects are present in significant numbers.
n Grasshoppers reported.
n Pastures failing, with limited recovery from earlier season rains.
n Hay crop yields 1 to 1.5 tonnes.
n Wheat midge 50 percent emerged.
Peace and B.C.
n Showers last week caused some recovery for drought stressed crops.
n Three mm of rain at Grand Prairie to eight in Peace River.
n Crops fair to slightly below.
n Grasshoppers becoming a concern in drier areas.
n Pasture conditions fair to poor.
Saskatchewan
Southwest
n Showers aided crops and hay not yet cut, up to 60 mm received at Glentworth, as well as some hail. Flooding at Rockglen.
n Mild frost in low-lying areas.
n Cropland topsoil moisture was reported as 83 percent adequate. Hay and pasture was 58 percent adequate.
n Hay in less than average condition, but regrowth triggered by rain.
n Pulses podding, canola flowering, wheat headed out.
n Grasshopper control being applied in lentils and gopher damage is reported.
n Wheat midge males and females emerging, but overall midge threat is considered low.
Southeast
n Rain in most areas with hail at Whitewood, Frobisher and Indian Head. Some mild frost.
n Hay and pastureland topsoil moisture conditions 69 percent adequate. Cropland 77 percent.
n Grasshoppers being controlled in lentils. Wheat midge 50 percent or more emerged by week’s end.
n Grasshoppers, pea aphids being controlled.
West-central
n Rain in all areas, up to 145 mm at Rosetown.
n Topsoil moisture improved to 73 percent adequate in cropland and 80 pasture and hayland.
n Some crops being terminated. Some crops in eastern areas may provide average yields.
nHay poor. Pasture very poor. Some cattle dispersal.
n Cereals headed, canola spotty and flowering, pulses spotty and flowering.
n Grasshoppers and gophers reported.
n Wheat midge should be nearly fully emerged by the end of the weekend. Midge in significant numbers at Saskatoon and Sonningdale.
East-central
n Widespread frost.
n Cropland topsoil moisture remains adequate in most areas.
n Moisture is 75 percent adequate in crops and forages.
n Early cereals headed, with later wheat aligning with midge development. Midge threat north of Yorkton is significant. The pests should be fully emerged by next week. Alfalfa weevil and grasshoppers reported in lentils as are aphids in peas.
Northwest
n Rain and hail in some areas with localized flooding at Denholm.
n Cropland and hayland soil moisture 90 percent adequate.
n Haying underway with poor yields.
n Midge should be fully emerged by mid week to late next week.
n Crop damage and soil erosion from localized rain showers exceeding 100 mm, but precipitation was spotty.
Northeast
n Crops advancing rapidly. Rain in nearly all areas.
n Haying underway, late and poor yields.
n Cropland topsoil moisture good.
n Wheat midge threats in the Prince Albert and Rosthern area. Should be fully emerged by midweek, aligned with later cereal heading.
Manitoba
Southwest
n Rain in most areas up to 45 mm, frost north of Virden.
n Winter cereals turning, most broadleaf crops flowering. Early-seeded cereals heading. Sunflowers at pre-bud, corn is vegetative.
n Haying underway, poor yields reported.
n Spraying for aphids in peas and thrips in barley. Grasshoppers in lentils being controlled.
Southeast and Red River Valley
n Rain continues to plague crops. Saturated soils delivering disease and iron deficiency chlorosis in soybeans.
n Widely variable crop staging.
n Fungicide applications in most crops.
n First cut alfalfa complete, with fair to good yields. Corn and soybeans have spotty stands.
Central and Interlake
n Canola bolting and cereals in four to five leaf stage in north, some flowering and heading in south.
n Soybean flowering and flax flowering and in boll set.
n Fall cereals at dough stage.
n Fungicide applications on most crops.
n Hay yields from poor to good.
Northwest
n Spotty showers in the St. Rose area, up to 25 mm.
n Peas and canola flowering, with canola podding and cereals half headed out.
n Wheat midge emergence should reach 75 percent by week’s end. Alfalfa weevil present.
n Pastures fair to good. Hay yield poor to average.
Conditions as of July 20
