MANITOBA
Interlake, East
- In the Interlake, crops are recovering from earlier moisture stress.
- Corn in the north is slow and thin.
- Bertha armyworm numbers are high in the northwest and alfalfa seed weevils are causing damage.
- Hay yields are average to above average and pastures are slightly dry in the northwest.
- In the east, warmer weather has improved crop conditions.
- Winter wheat and fall rye are rated excellent.
- Hail was reported with wind near Steinbach and Warren.
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South, Red River Valley
- Warm weather returned without new precipitation through the weekend.
- Canola stands are thin with little or no branching.
- Leaf rust is showing up in cereals and bacterial blight is evident on soybeans.
- Grasshoppers are increasing.
- Haylands and pastures are good, with hay yields at 1.5 tonnes per acre and alfalfa/grass at 1.5 tonnes per acre.
- Greenfeed cut is underway.
Western Manitoba
- In the south, corn lags behind.
- First cut hay is underway and yields are average to below average.
- In the north, soil moisture is ideal to excessive.
- Cereal leaf diseases are present.
- Flower blasting is reported in canola due to hot, humid weather.
- Corn in the northern parkland is behind.
- Alfalfa weevil damage is reported in south Swan Valley.
SASKATCHEWAN
Central
- A mixed weather picture included daytime temperatures in teens, 20s and 30s.
- Rain reported in thunderstorms and showers, but the Battlefords area was missed and remains very dry.
- High populations of wheat midge are reported.
- Hay crop is short south of Saskatoon and east of Rosetown.
- Alfalfa weevil reported at Ituna.
North
- Scouting for wheat midge is underway, with high population numbers expected.
- Crops are heading.
- Rains helped moderately dry conditions.
South
- Wheat midge is a concern.
- Severe weather reported at Gravelbourg, Beechy and Lucky Lake, with some damage reported to crops at Ogema.
ALBERTA
Peace, Northeast
- West Peace is very dry, while areas toward Manning are very wet.
- Crops are burning up around Fairview, with flower blasting seen in canola due to heat.
- Canola could rebound with rain, but wheat yield potential is set and harvest amounts will be down.
- Rain showers are hit and miss in the zone.
- Baling is underway and about 35 percent of haying is completed.
Central
- Thunderstorms were reported around Edmonton.
- Warm weather helped crops progress, with many fields of canola flowering.
- Subsoil moisture is very good.
- First cut hay is underway.
- Poor hay tonnage coming off fields from Edmonton to the Saskatchewan border, where moisture conditions have deteriorated in recent days.
South
- Tornado was sighted at Airdrie, with the storm system moving on to Acme and Beiseker.
- Haying operations are in full swing under sunny skies, with good quality reported.
- Subsoil moisture is good to excellent.
(Crop conditions as of July 10)
