MANITOBA
- Winter wheat around Neepawa and throughout central Manitoba looks good. Some of the flag leaves are showing signs of leaf spot.
- Other crops are also looking good and cereals yields should be above average.
- Canola is good in central regions. Some fields are patchy but have recovered well in the past few weeks.
- Some areas need more moisture to finish crops and maintain lush growth.
- Pasture conditions and hay yields are excellent with most producers getting three times as much feed as last year.
- Overall, insect pressure is well below economic thresholds.
- Crops are late in many areas and need a frost-free August.
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SASKATCHEWAN
- Saskatchewan crops look promising although more heat needed.
- Canola yields in particular may be down slightly due to a cold, wet growing season and lack of heat.
- Flax beginning to bloom and yields should be above average.
- Pea crops look excellent in most areas.
- Cereals are fully headed and fungicide spraying is under way in some areas.
- South and east of Regina, 10-20 percent of cropland is drowned out.
- Lodging is common in the northeast and northwest and many areas had localized storms with high winds, heavy rains and some hail.
- Winter wheat in the southwest is in the soft dough stage and looks excellent. Early-seeded cereals are just starting to form kernels. Late-seeded cereals heading out and have been more affected by extreme heat in mid-July.
ALBERTA
- Cereal crops are progressing well in southern Alberta and some early-seeded barley and winter wheat should be ready for harvest in the next week.
- Grasshopper populations are increasing.
- Haying is well under way. Timothy is being cut and the second cut of alfalfa is not far off.
- Some early-seeded canola should be ready to harvest in the next two to three weeks although some pods have shrunk due to hot weather.
- Crops throughout central Alberta look good but more moisture is needed to finish some south of Calgary.
- Canola yields should be well above average, especially in central regions, although high temperatures last week caused some heat blasting.
- Areas south of Taber were hit hard by a large hailstorm that caused 100 percent damage in many crops.
- Silage has been averaging eight to 10 tonnes per acre in Strathmore area.
- Pastures need more moisture.
- Pea harvest could begin in the next week or two.
- Cereals and oilseeds in the Peace country are generally good.
- Some crops are starting to turn due to drought.
- Insect pressure is still minimal.
Conditions as of July 30
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