Provincial seeding progress is about 99% complete, which is ahead of the 5-year average of 94%.
Southwest
Seeding is complete. Rainfall this past weekend will help the remaining crops emerge. Another week of windy weather limited spraying to early mornings and evenings.
Winter cereals are heading. Most spring wheat is at the 4 to 5 leaf stage and tillering. Barley and oats are in the 3 to 5 leaf stage and tillering.
Peas are at the 5 to 6 node stage, with weed control completed in most fields. Soybeans have emerged.
Canola planting was completed this week and most fields have emerged. Some early-seeded canola fields are in the 3 to 5 leaf stage and beginning to cabbage. While some flea beetle feeding has been reported, most crops are outgrowing the damage. A few areas have reported spraying.
Flax has emerged. Sunflowers are at the 2 leaf stage.
Pre-emergent herbicide applications are about 20% complete, mostly in early seeded cereal and corn crops. Some reports of wire worm damage in the southwest corner of the region.
Northwest
Seeding is nearing completion. The entire Northwest region welcomed precipitation over the weekend. Midweek overnight temperatures hovered just above 0°C in many areas, with Gilbert Plains recording the lowest overnight temperature of -0.6°C.
Fall rye and winter wheat range from early to full head emergence. Spring wheat seeding is 99% complete. Earlier seeded fields are in the tillering stage. In crop herbicide applications are ongoing.
Field pea seeding is 99% complete. Field pea weevil feeding has been noticed in several areas. Soybean seeding is complete. Earliest seeded fields are moving towards 1st trifoliate.
Canola seeding continues and is approximately 95% complete. Earliest seeded canola is at the 4 to 6 leaf stage. Flea beetle pressure is being monitored closely, some localized areas have seen increased pressure and required additional control.