As of June 2, spring wheat and dry peas emergence in the North West Region was reported at 54 per cent, barley at 40 per cent, oats at 25 per cent and canola at 22 per cent.
That’s according to the latest crop report by the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and the Government of Alberta.
Meantime, sub-surface moisture was reported at zero per cent poor, 28 per cent fair, 44 per cent good, 26 per cent excellent and two per cent excessive.
Tame hay conditions were reported as four per cent poor, 23 per cent fair, 55 per cent good and 17 per cent excellent.
Provincially, the report says seeding progress of all crops (major crops) has reached 93 (92) percent, nearing the five-year average of 97 (97) per cent.
Regionally, seeding progress for all crops (five-year average) is reported at 99 (99) per cent in the South, 99 (99) per cent in the Central, 91 (97) per cent in the North East, 89 (95) per cent in the North West and 78 (93) per cent in the Peace Region.
The AFSC reports that crop emergence was lower this week than in previous years, except in the south region, due to a slower seeding pace than is typical.
Across the province, emergence of all crops was at 60 per cent, behind the five-year average of 71 per cent. The report says for major crops, provincial emergence (five-year average) of dry peas is 79 (85) per cent, spring wheat is 73 (81) per cent, barley is 63 (71) per cent, canola is 38 (58) per cent and oats is 34 (55) per cent.
The AFSC says crop development was limited this week due to persistent dry conditions, followed by cool temperatures and rain, but significant growth is expected once temperatures increase.
For now, spring cereal staging reportedly ranges from the two-leaf stage to early tillering, while fall cereals are mid-tillering to early boot development. The majority of canola has emerged, with a minority of the crop in the 1-3 leaf/node stage. The majority of dry pea crops are spread between early emergence to the 1-3 leaf/node stage, with a minority of the crop at the 4-6 leaf/node stage.
Despite the impact on emergence, recent rains notably improved surface and sub-surface moisture conditions across the province.
Provincially, surface soil moisture (sub-surface soil moisture) was rated at 80 (73) per cent good-to-excellent, compared to the five-year averages of 54 (51).
Regional good-to-excellent moisture conditions were reported at 76 (75) per cent in the South, 84 (61) per cent in the Central, 75 (73) per cent in the North East, 76 (71) per cent in the North West and 90 (99) per cent in the Peace.
Meantime, the AFSC reports pasture growth was rated 61 per cent good-to-excellent provincially, above the five-year average of 56 per cent and equal to the 10-year average of 61 per cent. Tame hay growth rated good-to-excellent was 56 per cent provincially, equal to the five-year average of 56 per cent and below the 10-year average of 61 per cent.
Current regional good-to-excellent ratings (change from previous week) for tame hay are 60 per cent in the South (+4 per cent), 44 per cent in the Central (+3 per cent), 69 per cent in the North East (+28 per cent), 73 per cent in the North West (+31 per cent), and 36 per cent in the Peace (-2 per cent)..
The North West Region includes Barrhead, Drayton Valley, Edmonton, Leduc and Athabasca.
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