SOUTHWEST
Precipitation ranged from 10 to 70 millimetres with hail and heavy showers in some areas.
Foliar fungicides targeted at flag leaf protection are also being applied to manage fusarium head blight.
The second round of herbicide application is underway in most fields.
Insect pressure is well below economic threshold levels.
Hay yields are well below average with average quality.
NORTHWEST
Unsettled weather caused localized thunder storms with reports of hail.
Cereal crops vary from good to vary condition, and canola ranges from fair to poor condition. Half the corn is emerging, and the rest ranges from V1 to V5 development.
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Most herbicide applications are complete, and fungicide applications have begun on early seeded crops.
Flea beetles and grasshoppers are reported in areas.
Hay fields and pastures in western areas are in poor condition and forage growth is limited.
CENTRAL
Short-lived tornadoes touched down in the Manitou area, and precipitation was as high as 100 mm. Hail the size of golf balls and hard balls fell in Roseisle and Miami, resulting in crop damage and lodging.
Stripe rust, leaf rust and crown rust continue to be reported.
Fungicide applications for most canola are 30 to 70 percent complete.
Soybeans are yellowing because of iron deficiency choruses in several fields.
Insects and disease pressure are average to below normal, but a high number of lauxanids are in cereals.
EASTERN
There were isolated thunder storms of varying intensity, but growing conditions were generally good for all crops.
First pass post-emergent herbicide applications are almost done. Fungicide applications are mostly done in cereals and well underway for canola. Some producers are opting for aerial spraying because of wet soil conditions.
Hay fields have below average yields.
INTERLAKE
Heavy precipitation, hail and strong winds flooded and damaged crops in areas.
Fungicide spraying is ongoing. Most canola is starting to flower and most soybeans are starting to green up.
Leafcutter bees are being released as alfalfa fields begin flowering.
However, alfalfa weevil feeding is damaging alfalfa, grass and hayfields. Grasshoppers have also hatched, and are feeding in hay and pasture land, compounding moisture stress and effecting yields.
