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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Alberta harvest well ahead of five-year average
Progress hits 85 per cent complete
Combining in Saskatchewan ahead of five-year average
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.
Pulse weekly: Wide-ranging yields for Manitoba dry beans, peas
Yields for Manitoba dry beans and peas vary depending on where you are in the province, according to the Manitoba government's pulse specialist.
Saskatchewan crop report: Combining at about three-quarters mark
The harvest in Saskatchewan advanced 13 points for the week ended Sept. 16, at 74 per cent complete, despite rain in some parts of the province. The pace of combining was eight points behind this time last year, but 11 ahead of the five-year average.
StatCan revises canola production lower
Hot and dry weather saw crop conditions decline across much of Western Canada over the past month, with the latest model-based production estimates from Statistics Canada showing downward revisions in both canola and wheat production from the August report.
Alberta weekly crop report: Harvest yields are coming in lighter than expected
Combining of major crops in Alberta progressed 23 points during the week ended Sept. 10, reaching 54 per cent, according to the province's latest weekly crop report. While dry weather helped to advance the harvest, crop yields were not meeting expectations.
New website launched to fight pulse root rots
Aphanomyces and fusarium are top priorities for rootrot.ca
Aphanomyces and fusarium are top priorities for new pulse root rot website, rootrot.ca.
Saskatchewan crop report: Hot, dry conditions help harvest
Saskatchewan’s harvest was more than halfway finished at 61 per cent complete, although not as much as the 68 per cent complete from one year ago. The figure was higher than the 42 per cent reported last week, the five-year average of 50 per cent and the 10-year average of 46 per cent. The southwest region was the nearest to completion at 85 per cent while the northeast region’s harvest was only at 34 per cent.
Agronomists give predictions at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024
Tar spot is present is nearly every Ontario corn field this season due to a wetter spring.
Pulse Weekly: India largely responsible for drop in Canadian dry pea stocks
Dry peas saw sharp reductions in Statistics Canada's report on grain stocks as of July 31. Released on Sept. 9, the StatCan report showed on-farm and commercial dry pea stocks at a combined 348,000 tonnes, down from 550,000 the previous July. The current stocks also came in below the five-year average of 398,600 tonnes.
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