PEACE
Crop conditions continue to be favourable with frequent showers and warm temperatures. Crops are generally looking good, but farmers are encouraged to monitor for disease.
Canola has finished flowering in most areas, but there are pockets of late seeded crops with canola still flowering.
The Peace region canola survey wrapped up at the end of July. Inspectors were looking for lygus, diamondback moth, bertha armyworm, grasshoppers, aster leafhoppers and cabbage seedpod weevils. Farmers are encouraged to monitor their fields for pests.
The moist weather delayed haying with many fields receiving rain several times. Some silage operations are starting to get underway.
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North
Reports of lygus bugs near Lloydminster have some farmers closely monitoring their fields.
Continued rain has made haying difficult as many farmers struggle to bale between showers.
Canola has generally finished flowering, and crops look good.
Grain silage harvest has begun.
Overall, crops look good.
Central
Hail has knocked out several promising fields in central Alberta, while other producers received only rain.
Farmers have their fingers crossed that they can avoid the hail and harvest what’s looking like a promising crop in most of the region.
Canola has finished flowering in most parts of the region. Wheat crops are also looking promising, but harvest is still weeks away.
South
Harvest has begun in parts of the region.
There are reports of wheat harvests near Medicine Hat and that barley swathing has begun near Lethbridge.
Haying has wrapped up.
Some spraying of glyphosate has begun.
Winter wheat harvest is set to start with high yields anticipated.
Some potato harvesting has started.
Reglone has been applied to some peas because harvest is expected to begin shortly.
