Reading Time: 2 minutes 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.
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Manitoba crops advancing nicely despite below normal moisture
About 50 to 70 per cent of normal precipitation
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Manitoba crops in good shape: Report
Rainfall amounts vary widely
Reading Time: < 1 minute Crops in Manitoba continued to come along nicely, the provincial agriculture department reported for the week ended June 24.
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Saskatchewan few points short of wrapping up spring planting
Topsoil moisture levels down
Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers in Saskatchewan have virtually wrapped up their spring seeding for 2025, with the provincial agriculture department reporting the crops were 97 per cent planted as of June 2. That's up nine points on the week, three ahead of this time last year and two above the five-year average.
Alberta seeding leaps ahead by almost 30 points
Moisture levels still strong despite declines
Reading Time: 2 minutes Spring planting in Alberta made a 27-point jump at 47 per cent complete during the week ended May 13, according to the latest crop report from the province. That's 21 points above the five-year average.
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Seeding in Manitoba picking up the pace
Most fields still have good soil moisture
Reading Time: < 1 minute Overall spring planting in Manitoba reached eight per cent complete as of May 6, with some areas of the province much further along, the latest provincial crop report said.
First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace
Soil moisture conditions very from region to region
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spring planting in Manitoba registered at three per cent complete in the provincial agriculture department’s first crop report of 2025. Manitoba Agriculture released the report on April 29, noting planting progress was two points ahead of the five-year average.
Alberta harvest well ahead of five-year average
Progress hits 85 per cent complete
Reading Time: < 1 minute Harvest progress in Alberta reached 85 per cent complete as of Oct. 1, progressing 11 points on the week, according to the latest provincial crop report.
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Combining in Saskatchewan ahead of five-year average
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvesting in Saskatchewan is in the home stretch as warm and dry conditions for the week ended Sept. 30 saw a 12-point gain to 91 per cent complete, the provincial agriculture department reported.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest nears 80 per cent despite rain
Reading Time: 2 minutes Despite rainfall across Saskatchewan, the province's harvest still advanced five points at 79 per cent complete as of Sept. 23. This year's pace is currently ahead of the five-year and 10-year averages.
Forage association presents 2023 Leadership Award
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) presented its Leadership Award at its 14th Annual Conference on Nov. 29, in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, to Dr. Dan Undersander of Wisconsin – the first non-Canadian to win this award. As well as being the keynote speaker at the conference, Undersander has worked as a forage […] Read more