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Manitoba crops 99 per cent planted
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Manitoba crops 99 per cent planted

Five points ahead of average

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Seeding operations across Manitoba largely wrapped up during the week ended June 10, with 99 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That was up four points from the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 94 per cent done.
Steve Rooke of Shark Farms Ltd. near Nanton, Alta., climbs onto to his tractor pulling a Morris Quantum 60 drill and tank during a recent demonstration of Morris seeding equipment organized by Viterra near High River, Alta. Seeding was 90 per cent complete in Alberta as of May 27, ahead of the five-year average of 81 per cent. Photo: Mike Sturk
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Most crops off to good start

Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it’s still early in the season

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Some parts of the Prairies are very dry, but provincial crop specialists say it's still early in the season
Photo: Allan Dawson/File
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Seeding at halfway mark in Saskatchewan

Good weather aids planting

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Favourable weather has allowed Saskatchewan farmers to make good seeding progress, with 49 per cent of intended acres in the ground as of May 12, according to the latest provincial report. That's up from 31 per cent the previous week and compares with the five-year average of 32 per cent.

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