There was some relief for crops in Saskatchewan following sporadic showers. The provincial agriculture department said farmers are hoping for more rain to aid head and pod filling, but the weekly crop report for the week ended July 28 noted that more moisture wouldn’t help the yields for more advanced crops.
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Rain aids some Saskatchewan crops
Soil moisture largely adequate
Changes to Manitoba’s spring wheat: crop report
Canola varies widely
Crops in Manitoba continued to hold up quite well, but the provincial agriculture department reported some variation in the spring wheat over the week ended July 29.
Manitoba Crop Report: Rains not enough to curb dryness
Some areas receive deluge; others still dry
Many areas of Manitoba received varied amounts of rainfall during the week ended July 6, 2025. However, it was not enough to replenish moisture in some areas.
Alberta crop ratings nudge up
But ground drier
Alberta saw its overall crop rating improve, but its surface soil became drier, the province’s latest crop report said.
Recent rain offers some hope for Prairie forages
Producers and forage specialists say many parts of the Prairies remain dry, despite the rain that fell in the middle of last month
Forage producers across the Prairies received much-needed rainfall late last month to help ailing hay stands.
Manitoba crops advancing nicely despite below normal moisture
About 50 to 70 per cent of normal precipitation
Crops in Manitoba continue to develop at a good pace despite a lack of rainfall in some parts of the province, reported Manitoba Agriculture on July 2.
Beef farmers may be missing out on better forage genetics
New and improved alfalfa and grass varieties are out there, but not every livestock producer in Western Canada is fighting to grow them
New and improved alfalfa and grass varieties are out there, but not every livestock producer in Western Canada is fighting to grow those cutting-edge forage genetics.
Alfalfa aptitude: five things to consider when selecting varieties
Yield tops Dan Undersander’s list of considerations for an alfalfa variety, for the simple reason that profitability increases with yield.
No auctions for Manitoba crown land
Province says it is taking more time to review how changes have affected ag crown lands
The Manitoba government says forage Crown land lease auctions are paused this year as they review how changes have impacted Agricultural Crown Lands used for haying or grazing
Export hay prices show serious decline in 2023
“Violent whiplash,” is how Joshua Callen describes forage markets in the western United States. Callen of the Hoyt Report of Idaho, spoke at the recent Canadian Forage and Grassland Association Convention in Harrison Hot Springs, B.C. West coast pricing generally sets the hay price in North America. Its market experienced an extreme high in 2022 […] Read more
