Agri-Coaches Corner/Crop Report

MANITOBA

East

Excessive moisture is bringing out crop diseases but fungicide spraying is hampered by soggy fields.
Winter wheat is well headed, spring cereals are into flag leaf, corn is six leaf and greater, sunflowers are six to eight leaf and canola is bolting to early bloom.

Central

Fields remain wet in many areas causing shallow roots and disease.
Cereals are at flag leaf to heading, canola is blooming and winter wheat is well headed.

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Hay quality is deteriorating.
Flea beetle damage is reported.

Interlake

Annual crops are advancing and forage harvesting has been delayed, reducing expected feed value.
Alfalfa seed weevil and flea beetles present.
Spring cereals are at flag to early heading. Canola is at rosette to early bloom. Pasture potential is excellent.

West

Rain is hampering haying and spraying.
Disease pressure is immense, with leaf rust in some winter wheat.
Winter crops are headed, cereals are at flag to early heading and canola is four leaf to early bloom.

SASKATCHEWAN

South

Rain fell in drier parts while flooding was an issue in previously rain soaked areas.
Major diseases are tan spot in wheat, anthracnose in lentils and ascochyta in chickpeas.
Spring cereals are generally at five leaf to early heading, winter wheat is in the early heading stage, canola is four leaf to bolting and pulses are eight-plus node stage.

Central

Crops good to excellent with 10 to 20 percent not seeded in some areas.
Winter wheat is just heading while spring cereals are in the four leaf to tillering stage, canola at the three leaf to bolting, and pulses at seven to 10-plus node stage.
Tan spot, septoria, leaf rust and ascochyta pressure are building.

West

Crops are good to excellent, with warm weather accelerating growth.
Weed and disease pressure is building.
Haying is beginning.
Cutworms, flea beetles, wireworms and gophers causing damage.

North

Cereals are in the four leaf to tillering stage, canola in the two leaf to rosette stages and winter cereals starting to head.
Wild oats, flea beetles and gophers are issues as are crop diseases.

ALBERTA

South

Conditions are good to very good. Wet areas may not be seeded until fall.
Early spring cereals at flag to early heading, canola and peas are in bloom, corn is advancing. Potatoes and sugar beets remain strong.
First cut alfalfa and alfalfa silage are mostly complete and generally good quality.
In the foothills region, winter wheat is heading and barley is mostly flag with some heading.
Soil moisture is depleted, with severe manganese deficiencies observed.
Pea weevils and cabbage seedpod weevil are widespread.
Disease pressure is strong on most crops, with disease in winter wheat and barley scald now rampant.

Central

Conditions in western areas improved with drier weather but west of Highway 2 have excess moisture.
Herbicide spraying is underway.
Haying is hampered by rain.
Early seeded crops exceptional.

North

Wet conditions prevailed, with warmer temperatures accelerating crop, weed and disease growth.
Early cereals are at six leaf-tillering, canola at four leaf to bolting and peas in the five to seven node stages.
Haying is underway between rain storms.

Peace River

Crops look good and recent warmer temperatures have helped. Rain is patchy.
Cereals are in at four leaf to flag leaf, canola in the three leaf to bolting and peas are six to eight-plus nodes.