Seeding all-but-complete for most crops here in the South ahead of torrential rains

It appears producers in Southern Alberta were able to get most, if not all, of their seedings finished ahead of our recent five-day rainstorm.

The first weekly crop report of June from Alberta Agriculture shows a 100 percent completion rate for durum, mustard, flax, potatoes, chickpeas, lentils, and corn, and only a fraction less for spring wheat and dry peas (99.7%), barley and oats (98.8%) and canola (98.0%).

“Dry conditions persisted through the early part of last week (May 25-28) and producers used the opportunity to significantly advance seeding progress across the entire province.,” said the June 2nd survey.

“As May closed, the weather shifted to widespread soaking rains throughout most of the province, replenishing both surface and sub-surface soil moisture in most areas.”