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JUNE 7, 2012 | WWW.PRODUCER.COM | THE WESTERN PRODUCER
CROP REPORT ALL CONDITIONS AS OF JUNE 1
ALBERTA
NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST
SOUTH
Wind, dry spots
Good hay conditions Seeding is complete across most of the south. Winter wheat is well along and most other crops have emerged. Some spraying is underway for weed control. Pea leaf weevil is also reported to be a problem in some pulse crops. Moisture conditions are good and little irrigation has been necessary so far. Hay and pastures are also in good condition. The last two weeks of May and first two weeks of June are typically the wettest four-week period in this region. CENTRAL
Warm, dry weather Warm, dry weather two weeks ago allowed good seeding progress. Seeding is now approaching 90 percent complete. All wheat has been seeded and about 90 percent of the canola. Barley and oats seeding is 60 to 70 percent complete. There have been few rain delays and soil moisture conditions are good. Hay and pastures are also in good condition.
The region is dry in spots and wind caused some concern about canola shearing. Overall, moisture conditions are good. Seeding is mostly complete, with only barley and some feed crops remaining. Pastures are in good condition. PEACE
Flea beetles in canola Seeding is 75 to 80 percent complete. Soil moisture is good following recent showers that moved from the Peace region southeast through Lloydminister, with amounts ranging from 40 to 60 millimetres. Flea beetles have been reported in some canola crops. Cutworms have also been seen isolated pockets.
Flea beetles have been found in some canola crops in Alberta’s Peace region. |
SASKATCHEWAN SOUTH A year ago, only 54 percent of the crop had been seeded at this time because of heavy rain. The eastern and southern regions were particularly affected. This year, about 74 percent of the province’s crops are in the ground, four points above the five-year average.
COULDA
Heavy rain slows crop About three quarters of the crop is seeded, but seeding was mostly shut down due to heavy precipitation early this week. The southeastern region was hit
SHOULDA
hardest with the largest amount of rainfall. The Tantallon area received 98 milimetres of precipitation last week, bringing the total received since April 1 to 242 mm. In the southwest, the Eyebrow area received the greatest amount of precipitation since April 1 with 237 mm. Across the south, 76 percent of emerging crops have flood damage.
WOULDA
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Frost and wind damage affected several crops and some canola fields had to be reseeded. An estimated 11 percent of acres in the south overall remain unseeded due to excess moisture, compared to only five percent in the southwest. Warm and dry conditions are needed for weed control and seeding.
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