Crop conditions improved in Alberta during the week ended June 24, but they are still behind historical averages.
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Alberta Crop Report: Conditions improve
Crop conditions still behind historical averages
Alberta Crop Report: Seeding near complete amidst dry conditions
Seeding complete for most crops
Seeding is nearly finished for crops in Alberta despite conditions getting drier and drier.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Seeding to be completed next week
Crop progress stands at 88 per cent
Warm and windy conditions allowed Saskatchewan growers to plant 88 per cent of projected acres as of May 28.
Manitoba Crop Report: Dry conditions speed up planting
Dry conditions allowed Manitoba farmers to accelerate seeding to 85 per cent completion during the week ended May 25, 2025.
Sask. farmers report good crop quality, variable yields
Most areas are hoping for good moisture through the fall and winter to get soils into good shape for next spring planting
REGINA — Saskatchewan crops are in the bin, and the province says yields were above the 10-year average for most of them. Durum, canola, oats and mustard yielded below average, according to the final 2024 crop report issued Oct. 30. There are regional differences in both yield and quality depending on rainfall amounts through the […] Read more
Man. crops punch above their weight this year
Late season conditions appear to have given crops a boost as yields are higher than Statistics Canada’s earlier forecast
Glacier FarmMedia – Soybean yields could break a provincial record this year. According to the Oct. 8 Manitoba Agriculture crop report, with 70 per cent of the soybean harvest complete, reported yields are between 35 and 60 bushels an acre, with an average of 45. That was also the estimated yield range in the prior […] Read more
Manitoba sees wide range in yield and moisture issues
Government ministry issues final crop report of the season as it summarizes how different crops fared in the province
Central Manitoba farmers reported a significant drop in yields this year, based on the provincial government’s year-end summary. It said producers in these drier regions had yields of 30 to 35 bushels per acre compared to the provincial average, which was between 55 and 60 bu. per acre. Acres that received much-needed precipitation reported yields […] Read more
Little left in the fields as harvest ’23 almost done
Provincial crop reports note a need for fall rain and heavy snowfall this winter as soil moisture continues to decline
With the majority of harvest complete across the Prairies, government agriculture ministries are taking a look at the season as a whole. Even with the last few acres of flax, canola, soybeans, oats and chickpeas still waiting for the combine, harvest in Saskatchewan is 98 percent done for the 2023 growing season. Yields and quality […] Read more
Much-needed rain falls as harvest nears the end
Most crops have gone into the bin across the Prairies, although work continues on late-stage crops such as corn and flax
Ron Krahn, a Manitoba canola farmer, beat the rain last week as he finished up his last few acres and called harvest 2023 officially over. He described the season as better than expected with yields tied for best ever on his farm near Rivers, Man. “We had some substantial hail this year on about half […] Read more
Manitoba sunflowers doing well with fewer acres
The province has seen hot and dry weather lately, but the crop has emerged and is doing well with the help of timely rains
Despite fewer acres under hot and dry conditions, things are going well for Manitoba sunflowers. “Overall, the acres are still good,” said Jody Locke, a product group manager for Scoular Canada in Winkler, Man. “The plants have emerged. They are waist high and looking pretty strong. I think they could use some moisture, but overall […] Read more
