Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — Major crops throughout Alberta remained relatively steady during the week ended July 22. The provincial agriculture department rated the crops at 65 per cent good to excellent, a dip of one point from the previous week.
“Precipitation this week has brought some relief to crop conditions in certain areas, though prolonged hot and dry weather continues to be a challenge to crops and pastures in other regions,” said the report issued on July 25.
Ratings by region were mixed over the week, with central Alberta up six points at 93 per cent G-E. The northwest rated 71 per cent G-E but was down 11 points. The south rose three points at 64 per cent G-E and the northeast slipped four points, also to 64 per cent. The Peace dropped further in losing six points at 22 per cent G-E.
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By crop, Alberta’s barley fared the best at 67 per cent G-E, followed by the spring wheat and dry peas at 66 per cent, the canola at 63 per cent, the oats at 55 per cent and tame hay at 42 per cent.
With the rain, the province’s surface soil added four points to the surface soil moisture levels at 57 per cent G-E. With 88 per cent G-E and four per cent surplus, the central led the rest of Alberta by a wide margin. The south was next at 50 per cent G-E, then the northeast at 48 per cent, the northwest at 43 per cent, and the Peace was far back at only 22 per cent.
As for subsurface soil moisture levels, Alberta tacked on one point at 48 per cent G-E. The central was at 80 per cent G-E, the northeast at 41 per cent, the south and northwest at 35 per cent, and Peace at 27 per cent.
The week’s moisture bumped up pasture ratings by four points at 52 per cent G-E.
