A seeding unit sits parked in a field north of Winnipeg, Man., due to wet field conditions on June, 6, 2024.  Photo: Greg Berg

Manitoba seeding nears completion: report

Manitoba farmers made good seeding progress in early June despite wet conditions, with 92 per cent of intended acres in the ground – up nine points from the previous week, according to the latest provincial crop report for the week ended June 11. Spring cereals, peas, and grain corn were approximately 97 per cent complete. […] Read more

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Seeding very close to wrapping up in Alberta

Spring planting in Alberta has almost wrapped up for this year, with the agriculture ministry pegging it at 97 per cent complete province-wide as of June 4. Seeding advanced 20 points on the week with the pace at the five-year average. The greatest overall progress was made in northeastern, northwestern and central Alberta. The northeast […] Read more


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Manitoba seeding progress nears halfway mark

Spring seeding in Manitoba neared the halfway mark during the week ended May 21, with 47 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That compares with 30 per cent the previous week and the five-year average of 52 per cent done.




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Saskatchewan Crop Report: Dryness continues as harvest begins 

Since April 1, the entirety of the province received 200 mm or less of rain

MarketsFarm – With the exception of a handful of areas, most of Saskatchewan remained dry for the week ended July 31 as harvest operations began in the province’s southwest and west-central regions. Areas north of Prince Albert and northwest of Kindersley, as well as inside and around Hudson Bay each saw more than 30 millimetres […] Read more