Insights and Stories on Crop Report

Jul. 29, 2022 at 3:29 pm CDT

Crops in Alberta remain in good shape as the latest crop report noted all crops across the province are 72 per cent good to excellent. That’s a huge improvement compared to this time last year when drought pushed crops down to 20 per cent good to excellent. Rain, especially in […]

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Jul. 29, 2022 at 9:39 am CDT

MarketsFarm – Crops growing in areas of Saskatchewan which received recent rains are developing well. Meanwhile, those in dry areas, mostly in the west central region, are going backwards, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on July 28. Rainfall varied across Saskatchewan with some areas receiving none and […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

Jul. 27, 2022 at 11:57 am CDT

As crop conditions vary across Manitoba, the latest crop report noted that frequent rains and warm temperatures have increased the risk of a number of fungal diseases. Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD) said farmers continued to apply fungicides on their wheat, oats, barley, canola, and pea crops. However, wet […]

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Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:46 pm CDT

MarketsFarm – As the heydays of summer approach, Alberta reported that its crops were in good shape. The crop report placed all crops in the province at 75 per cent good to excellent, slightly above the five-year average. The rains throughout June were credited with the turnaround, but overall growth […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Jun. 29, 2022 at 11:05 am CDT

MarketsFarm – Little progress was made in planting whatever acres remained in Manitoba as extreme weather made its way through the province for the week ended June 26. Provincial seeding progress sat at 93 per cent at a time of year when plantings would be complete, according to the Manitoba […]

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm