MANITOBA
All crops across Western Canada continue to advance rapidly in the higher temperatures.
East
- Winter wheat is starting to turn.
- Fungicides are being applied for fusarium head blight.
- Alfalfa weevils are reported in fields. Thrips and aphids are showing up in all crops.
- Second cut hay is 75 percent of normal.
Central and Interlake
- Winter wheat and fall rye are turning.
- Moisture stress showing in drier areas.
- Hot weather has slowed diseases.
- Bertha armyworm and diamondback moths reported in low numbers with some hot spots. Sunflower beetles and aphids also reported.
- Most hay and pastures need rain.
- In the Interlake, heat stress is evident.
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West
- In the southwest, winter wheat and fall rye are turning.
- Cereal leaf diseases slowed by dry, hot weather.
- Stripe rust and wheat midge were reported. Pastures are good.
- In the north, dry weather slowed cereal leaf diseases and sclerotinia in canola.
- High Bertha moth counts were seen in Swan River Valley.
- Wheat midge is reported at low levels.
- Haying continues, with good quality and average yields.
- Pastures in drier areas need rain.
SASKATCHEWAN
East
- In the south, crops are good to excellent but starting to show signs of heat stress.
- Cereal leaf diseases have slowed with drier weather.
- Anthracnose and ascochyta are in lentils at varying levels, while ascochyta in chickpeas has slowed.
- Wheat midge was found in low numbers with some localized hot spots.
- Sawfly numbers are high. Bertha moth counts are low, with some hot spots reported in the Strasbourg and Francis areas.
- Haying is well under way.
- Pastures are excellent with some signs of heat and moisture stress.
- In the north, early seeded crops have greater potential than late sown ones.
- Mycosphaerella is present in peas.
- Hay is good quality and high yielding.
- Pastures in very good condition.
Central
- Hot dry weather has slowed diseases but caused some flower abortion in canola.
- Moisture stress was reported in some areas and rain is needed.
- Sawfly is reported at extremely high populations. Bertha moth counts vary across the central area.
- Haying continues and pastures are very good but slowing down.
West
- In the south, hail hit some fields.
- Canola stressed by dry weather.
- Haying continues with good quality. Pastures are in good to excellent condition.
- In the north, hot and dry weather caused heat stress in canola crops.
- Haying continues with good quality, while pastures are good but slowing down.
ALBERTA
South
- Canola stressed by high temperatures.
- Some isolated thunderstorms with hail were reported.
- Pea leaf weevil is a concern.
- Pastures are looking fairly good.
Central
- Cereals are heading and canola is flowering.
- Some isolated thunderstorms with hail reported but rain is needed.
- Haying continues with good quality. Pasture growth is slowing.
North
- In the east, scattered rains with some hail were reported.
- Haying continues. Pastures in very good condition.
- In the west, drought and moisture stress are quite severe with large cracks in ground.
- Wheat is hanging on a bit better in heat and drought than other crops like canola.
- Cereal leaf diseases are taking bottom leaves.
- Grasshoppers are found in western parts of the region.
- Haying continues and pastures are browning off from moisture and grazing pressure.
Peace River
- Hot and dry weather has deteriorated crop potential, especially in canola.
- Canola fields are thin with a low risk of sclerotinia.
- Insect pressure is low but some barley fields were hard hit by leaf disease.
- More rain is needed for crop filling.
- Haying continues. Pastures in fair shape.
Conditions as of July 10
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