Manitoba
Southwest
- Cool temperatures have delayed seeding.
- Pulse crops lead others in planting progress.
- Pastures in good condition.
Southeast and Red River Valley
- Wet to moist conditions are keeping producers off fields.
- Volunteer canola and cereals and winter annual weeds are causing concern in areas where spraying has not started.
- Pastures good to very good.
Central and Interlake
- Fall-seeded crops in good to average condition.
- Ruts causing delays in spraying and fertilizer applications.
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Northwest
- NH3 applications underway where conditions allow.
- Poor fall-seeded crops due to delayed seeding dates in 2008.
- Pasture conditions moist and in need of heat.
Saskatchewan
Southwest
- Seeding is 43 percent complete.
- Cool soils delay pastures.
- Rain and snow were reported in eastern areas.
- Sixty percent of cropland soils have sufficient moisture, with the remainder short.
- Winter cereals in good condition.
Southeast
- Crops are 15 percent planted.
- Snow and rain delayed seeding in many areas.
- One quarter of land has excess moisture.
- Pastures in good condition.
West Central
- Seeding is 32 percent complete with peas, lentils and canola leading.
- Soil moisture varies from adequate in the east to poor in the west and very poor near Rosetown, Kindersley and North Battleford.
East Central
- Seeding is nine percent underway, with some pre-seeding weed control.
- Pastures reported in good condition.
Northwest
- Seeding of peas and canola underway, with 18 percent complete.
- Pasture conditions are 75 percent average to good and 25 percent poor.
Northeast
- Seeding is 18 percent complete.
- Soil moisture is adequate, weed and crop development very slow due to cold temperatures.
- Pastures reported in good condition.
Alberta
South
- Seeding is 30 percent complete.
- Winter cereals are good to excellent.
Central
- Seeding is 15 percent complete on peas, canola and cereals.
- Poor subsoil moisture widely reported.
- Fall-seeded crops are 41 percent fair, 46 good, 11 poor.
Northwest
- Seeding about 10 percent completed.
- Cool soils and limited moisture northwest of Edmonton and dry conditions to the northwest.
- Pastures 50 percent poor.
Northeast
- Fall-seeded crops in poor condition, with half showing significant winter damage.
- Forage crops 54 percent poor.
- Frost damage to alfalfa reported.
Peace and B.C.
- Surface moisture is rated as very good in most areas, with subsoil rated 45 percent fair.
- Fall-seeded crops in good to fair condition.
- Pastures in good condition, but delayed due to cold.
(Crop conditions as of May 15)
