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Western Producer Crop Report – for Sep. 3, 2009

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Published: September 3, 2009

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Alberta

South

n Harvest of pulse crops and fall-seeded crops in full swing, with 75 percent of winter cereals harvested.

n Peas and lentils 40 percent complete.

n Canola swathing has started but agronomists report much has been cut too early and high green seed counts are expected.

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n Pasture fair to good.

n Winter wheat seeding has started.

Central

n Warm dry conditions aiding crop development.

n Winter cereal harvest is 50 percent complete.

n Peas and lentils are being desiccated with some early crops harvested. Yields are below the five year average.

n Canola swathing underway with highly variable crops.

n Hay shortages and poor pastures a serious concern.

Northwest

n Canola remains green, some swathing underway.

n Fall cereals are 70 percent harvested.

n Severe grasshopper damage to forages.

n Peas being desiccated.

n Glyphosate being applied to spring cereals.

Northeast

n Frost caused little damage.

n Drought effects on western crops are hastening otherwise late maturity, while eastern crops are delayed.

n Canola and pea swathing underway.

n Fall cereals 60 percent harvested.

Peace and B.C.

n Frost has damaged late crops.

n Heat and warm nights since last week’s frost have allowed crops to mature. Canola swathing has begun.

n Pastures remain poor to fair.

Saskatchewan

Southwest

n Heat has allowed harvest of desiccated pea and lentil crops.

n 75 percent of fall-seeded crops are harvested.

n More than half of peas, lentils and chickpeas have been harvested.

n Glyphosate being applied to spring cereals.

n Swathing of canola has started where moisture limited growth. Most will start in the next week.

n Durum and barley expected to be ready later this week.

Southeast

n Swathing of peas, barley and canola underway.

n Threshing of winter cereals 50 percent complete, 20 percent of spring pulses.

n Flooding of cropland at Kisbey and Moosomin.

West-central

n Thirty percent of fall cereals in the bin.

n Seventy percent of peas are expected to grade No. 1.

n Some canola still blooming, most podding.

n Grasshoppers and wind-related crop lodging in cereals and canola.

East-central

n Many are swathing to even out crop development.

n Winter cereal harvest almost 30 percent complete.

n Canola variable, with swathing underway.

n Desiccation of pulses and glyph-osate spraying of wheat underway.

Northwest

n Fall cereals being cut and some combining taking place.

n Canola cutting expected to start in about a week.

n Crop condition is good, but delayed by two weeks.

n Wind has caused lodging in some heavier cereal crops.

Northeast

n Swathing has yet to start in spring crops.

n Some fall rye and winter wheat sprouting in the swaths.

n Crops two weeks behind.

n Wind-related crop lodging a serious problem in cereals.

Manitoba

Southwest

n Average to above average winter cereal yields.

n Pea harvest 70 percent complete.

n Canola cutting south of Trans-Canada highway should be complete by week’s end.

Central and Red River Valley

n Winter cereal harvest complete.

n Spring wheat swathing started at Ste. Rose.

n Barley harvest yields in the 80 bu. per acre range.

n Canola swathing started, but challenged by sclerotinia infections.

n White mould in edible beans and soybeans.

Interlake

n Rain delayed early harvest efforts. Mud remains a problem.

n Winter wheat yields from first crops at 70 to 80 bu.

n Spring wheat glyphosate applications underway.

n Canola swathing started in the south.

n Hay supplies short on the east side.

Northwest

n Winter wheat harvest 60 to 70 percent complete.

n Spring wheat swathing started. Straight combining may begin by week’s end.

n Droughty near Swan River.

n Above average silage yields.

Crop conditions at Aug. 31.

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