Seeding progressing well in the South; lagging behind elsewhere

The latest Alberta Crop Report from the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation shows below five and ten-year averages in seeding, except here in the South, where it’s slightly above.

Provincially, about 53-percent of seed is in the ground, down from the five-year average of 61% and 59%, when compared to the past ten years.

In Region 1, which covers Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Strathmore and Foremost, seeding for major crops is estimated at 80%, up from the five and ten averages of 75 and 76, respectively.

Soil conditions in the South are rated as 5% excellent, 44% good, and 33% fair, while tame hay conditions are, generally, favourable with a good grading for 66% of fields.