Manitoba SOUTHWEST Precipitation varied up to 20 millimetres. Spring cereal harvest is 50 to 60 percent complete, and about 23 percent of canola is complete. Second cut hay is mostly complete, and slough hay is also being cut. NORTHWEST Rainfall ranged from 15 to 40 mm, while high winds were reported in some areas. Harvest […] Read more
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Crop Report
Crop report – September 7, 2017
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Little to no rain along with heat favoured harvest activities. Harvest of winter wheat and fall rye is complete, while it continues for spring wheat, barley, oats, canola, peas, second-cut alfalfa and green feed silage. Insect and disease levels generally remain low. NORTHWEST Most of the region remains hot and dry, but some […] Read more
Crop report – August 31, 2017
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Rainfall ranged from about three to 20 millimetres with above normal temperatures. Harvest is wrapping up for winter wheat and peas and just beginning for spring wheat and cereal silage, while canola is being swathed and prepared for straight cutting but is not quite ready for combining. Pastures continue to rebound but fields […] Read more
Crop report – August 24, 2017
MANITOBA SOUTHWEST Precipitation of as much as 77 millimetres improved pastures and will help extend grazing. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest continues, pea harvest has just started and canola is being swathed. Second cut alfalfa is being cut in several areas. NORTHWEST Rainfall ranged from six to 35 mm, and high daytime temperatures have […] Read more
Crop report – August 17, 2017
MANITOBA SOUTHWEST Precipitation was 15 to 40 millimetres, and lodging is visible in some fields. Winter wheat harvest is underway with 65 bushel per acre yields. Some areas are spraying to control diamondback moths and bertha armyworms. NORTHWEST Rainfall was five to 35 mm, and crops and soil moisture conditions are rated adequate to fair. […] Read more
Crop report
MANITOBA SOUTHWEST Precipitation varied from three to 20 millimetres along with wind, cooler than normal temperatures and a severe hailstorm. Iron deficiency chlorosis in soybeans and cool, wet weather have made symptoms more severe. Alfalfa weevil damage is widespread and quite severe in some cases. NORTHWEST Rainfall ranged from 12 to 25 mm along with […] Read more
Sask. crops progressing, but dryness an issue
Dry conditions are becoming more widespread in Saskatchewan, especially in the southern part of the province where there has been little rain. According the Saskatchewan Agriculture crop report for the week ended July 3, topsoil moisture province-wide on cropland is rated as five percent surplus, 49 percent adequate, 37 percent short and nine percent very […] Read more
Manitoba crops could use a drink: report
Crops in many areas of Manitoba are starting to dry out, according to the latest weekly report from Manitoba Agriculture for the week ended July 4. Precipitation is below average in many areas, and fields in the southwest region and in western parts of the central region could use moisture. Despite that, most crops are […] Read more
Alberta crop conditions above average, but declining
The overall crop condition rating in Alberta fell four percentage points from the previous week during the week ended June 27, with 78 percent now rated at good to excellent, according to the latest provincial crop report from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, released June 30. That compares to the five-year average of 73 percent for […] Read more
Crop report – June 29, 2017
Alberta SOUTH Precipitation has provided good growing conditions and most crops are in good to excellent shape, but high winds have been a concern. Surface and sub-surface soil moisture is rated at 84 percent good to excellent. Pasture and tame hay conditions are rated 82 percent good. CENTRAL Most spring wheat is in the elongation […] Read more
