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By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

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Alberta Crop Report: June 16

Jun 20, 2020 | 12:11 PM

It’s the same story as the beginning of June: excessive soil moisture is a concern after significant rainfall swept through many parts of Alberta in recent days.

The Alberta Crop Report for June 16, 2020 says this resulted in some flooding of crops and tame hay fields.

Some producers were forced to re-seed their fields with cereals for greenfeed and silage. Some in the northwest and Peace regions, as well as in the northeast, are moving forward with unseeded acres.

That said, a wet spring and moisture for germination has resulted in generally better than normal growth conditions, especially in the southern and central regions.

As of this report, crop growing conditions are rated 81 per cent good to excellent; the five-year average is 69 per cent, and the 10-year average is 74 per cent.

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Meantime, cooler conditions slowed crop development, particularly in the north. For the southern and central regions, crop development is near normal.

Highlights – Central Region (Rimbey, Airdrie, Coronation, Oyen)

Lots of rain has been reported, with one area getting more than 80 mm. Some hail damage was reported also, but many young crops are expected to recover

Growth is marginally behind the five-year average.

About 58 per cent of canola are still in the 1-3 leaf/node stage, while 40 per cent of canola, 61 per cent of dry peas and lentils are in the 4- 6 leaf/node stage.

Army cutworms and gopher infestations are concerns in some areas.

Surface soil moisture is rated (sub-surface soil moisture ratings shown in brackets) at 2 (3) per cent poor, 7 (12) per cent fair, 53 (65) per cent good and 37 (20) per cent excellent, with 1 (0) per cent excessive.

Tame hay conditions are reported as 6 per cent fair, 81 per cent good and 13 per cent excellent

*The June 16, 2020 Alberta Crop Report was released on June 19, 2020