Major crops throughout Alberta remained relatively steady during the week ended July 22. The provincial agriculture department rated the crops at 65 per cent good to excellent, a dip of one point from the previous week.
Some regions improve, other slip back
Rain ranges from nothing to 41 mm
Bases revision on latest StatCan numbers
New crop looking good, but needs rain
Growing conditions vary across province
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But ground drier
About 50 to 70 per cent of normal precipitation
Good majority of moisture levels rated adequate
Rainfall amounts vary widely