Alberta
South
Some areas too wetThere is a wide range of crop seeding and soil moisture conditions. The south and west are wet, with many acres unseeded.At Claresholm, famers estimate that crops are 90 percent seeded. Gophers are becoming a problem in emerging crops.Most fields are too wet to spray.Hay fields look good, with little carryover of hay. Forage crops also look good.
Central
Seeding mostly done Cool weather has delayed crop growth. Early seeded crops have emerged.Showers have slowed spraying operations. Seeding is mostly done across the region.Farmers are scouting for flea beetles in canola. Forage and hay crops look good and continue to grow. Some silage and greenfeed crops are not yet seeded.Fall seeded crops look good and are beginning to head out.
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Northeast
Rain delays progressMost crops are seeded, but cool weather is delaying development.Some spraying has started and weeds are ahead of crops.Silage crops remain unseeded. Rain and cool weather are slowing progress.Hay and pasture lands are recovering from last year’s drought.
Peace and B.C.
Spraying underwaySeeding is almost complete. Wheat and pea growth is strong, while canola growth is sporadic in the east.Most crops have germinated in recent rains. Crops are progressing well, but are at a variety of stages.Weeds have been slow to emerge and spraying has started.There are flea beetle issues in canola. Hay and pastures are turning green.
Manitoba
Southwest
Excessive moistureThere was little seeding progress made over the past week due to rain showers. The moisture situation is rated as excessive in most areas and about 20 percent of the fields remain unseeded.Many producers are looking at alternative seeding methods such as broadcasting and harrowing and aerial seeding.Weed control has started in the early seeded crops, but the wet conditions have created ruts in the fields as farmers try to spray.
Eastern
Floods cause yellowingRain delayed seeding and spraying operations. The sporadic rain showers also caused flooding in some fields.Wheat and corn fields are showing resilience, but yellowing crops are developing in the lower areas. Plant stands are thinner in low spots and crop development is delayed.Cereals are in the tillering stage and corn is in the two to five leaf stage.There is flea beetle damage in canola fields and diamondback moth counts are high.Alfalfa cutting has begun and the yields are higher than expected.
Central & Red River Valley
Areas drowned outThe region received varying amounts of precipitation over the past week. About 20 to 25 percent of the acres from Rosenort to Rathwell to Elie and Winnipeg have drowned out areas.Many canola fields have started to show stress. Some fields will have to be reseeded because of excess moisture and drowned out fields.Canola will likely be reseeded.Some herbicide spraying is underway, but the fields are rutted. Winter wheat is being sprayed with fungicide for leaf disease.
Interlake
Canola hurt by rainThe region received more rain over the past week, with water starting to form ponds. Canola crops are the most affected by excess moisture.Early seeded canola is in the four to five leaf stage and early seeded cereals are in the five to six leaf stage.Spraying began, but was halted because of soggy fields. Some farmers are looking at aerial applications.Forage crops are thriving.
Northwest manitoba
Large areas unseededThere has been little seeding progress in the past week. The region has flooded fields because of rain.About 25 percent of the fields are unseeded near Ethelbert and Fort River.The annual crops are doing well on well drained fields.There are reports of cutworms in the Swan Valley and flea beetles.Hay and pastures are growing well.
Saskatchewan
Southwest
Too cool and wetThere was little seeding progress over the last two weeks because of wet fields and continuing showers.Many farmers are handicapped by soggy fields. Crop insurance seeding deadlines have been pushed back to give farmers a chance for coverage with late seeded crops.Cool weather has stalled crop growth.Pea leaf weevil is reported in the Swift Current and Gull Lake area.
West-Central
Weeds thrivingWet fields have delayed seeding. Weeds are jumping ahead of crops.Farmers are scouting for flea beetles and cutworms.
East-Central
Excessive moistureShowers have stalled seeding. Some crops emerged but are at a risk of flooding.Some farmers west of Yorkton are getting stuck in their fields.Emerging crops look good.Farmers are looking at changing seeding plans. Many canola fields are not seeded.
Northwest
Flea beetles reportedCrops are slow to emerge in cool, wet weather.Some flea beetle damage is reported at Dorintosh and frost damage to early seeded crops is visible.There was little seeding progress in the past week. Farmers may plant early maturing canola varieties or early maturing cereal crops now that June has arrived.
Northeast
Crops under waterFarmers are changing their seeding equipment to get into fields, which are wet from continual rain. Emerging crops are under water and farmers are trying to drain sloughs to salvage seeded acres.Less than half the fields are seeded.
