MANITOBA
- Yellowing in crops is reported due to excessive moisture, with development slowed by cool temperatures.
- Continuing rains of up to 38.1 millimetres reported in eastern Man-itoba, where 85 percent of traditional crops are seeded. Some farmers switching to greenfeed instead of traditional crops.
- Pastures and hayland conditions have dramatically improved.
- Seeding mostly completed in Interlake and southwestern regions.
- Only 65 percent seeded around Waskada.
- Flea beetles are strong at Dauphin and Roblin, with re-seeding of canola reported at Gladstone due to insect damage.
- Hilling of potatoes under way, with the crop growing well.
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SASKATCHEWAN
- Topsoil moisture good in northeast, where weed pressure is high and crops are advancing slowly.
- Seeding is largely complete around Yorkton, where spring wheat is at four-leaf stage and winter wheat is at five-leaf stage.
- Pastures in good shape.
- Hail and cool, wet weather slowing crop development southeast of Regina. Up to 40 percent of land not seeded, with large tracts of land under water.
- Flood damage is reported in southwestern areas.
- Spring cereals look reasonably good but canaryseed is slow.
- Optimistic forecasts for yields around Riverhurst have many farmers top dressing fields.
- Up to 50 mm of rain fell in areas west of Saskatoon, where soil moisture continues dramatic improvement.
- Some damage reported in the northwest from flea beetles and grasshoppers.
ALBERTA
- Pastures and crops are in good shape around Edmonton and into the northwest, with wheat at six-leaf stage.
- Castor-Coronation remain among the driest areas.
- Conventionally tilled cereals are ahead of those crops direct-seeded around Red Deer.
- Potatoes have emerged but corn is behind.
- Red turnip beetles feeding on canola around Taber.
- More than 100 mm of rain since June 1 around Drumheller have pastures and crops progressing well. Early drought stress will limit yields in first-cut hay.
- Grass is poor and needs heat around Pincher Creek, but grasshoppers are slow to hatch.
- Crops flourishing at Cardston, which received almost 25.4 mm of rain in one day.
- Leaves are discoloured in corn around Lethbridge, where heat is needed.
- Beet webworms are reported at Taber, with continuing showers slowing efforts to cut alfalfa. Crops look good.
- Irrigation lines are largely turned off around Coaldale due to regular rains. Canola is dying in low, waterlogged areas.
Conditions as of June 21.
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