Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm — Most crops in Alberta have completed seeding as of June 3, while others are ahead of the average pace.
The province’s crop report released on Friday showed that seeding was 99 per cent complete, compared to the five-year average of 96.2 per cent and the 10-year average of 95.6 per cent at this time of year. Southern Alberta was the most advanced at 99.8 per cent while the Peace region trailed all others at 97.1 per cent.
In addition, 83 per cent of Alberta’s crops have emerged, compared to the five-year average of 66 per cent. Post-emergence spraying was 25 per cent complete, compared to the five-year average of nine per cent.
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Spring wheat and durum, as well as dry peas, mustard, flax, chickpeas and lentils are 100 per cent planted. Potatoes and corn were virtually complete. Canola planting was 98.9 per cent complete, followed by barley at 97.6 per cent and oats at 91.9 per cent. Dry peas were 97 per cent emerged, followed by spring wheat at 93 per cent, barley at 85 per cent, 68 per cent for canola and 65 per cent for oats. On average, spring wheat, barley and oats are in the eight-, seven- and three-leaf stages, respectively.
Pasture conditions across the province were rated at 59.4 per cent good to excellent. The five-year average was 60.4 per cent. Conditions were best in central Alberta and worst in the Peace region.
Surface moisture was rated at 42.3 per cent good to excellent, compared to the five-year average of 62 per cent and the 10-year average of 59 per cent. Subsoil moisture was at 42 per cent good to excellent, below the five-year average of 59 per cent, with the best rating in central Alberta (57 per cent) and the worst in the south and northeast regions (33 per cent).
