{"id":5302,"date":"2021-06-30T17:50:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmbtc.com\/?p=5302"},"modified":"2021-06-30T17:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:50:29","slug":"crop-progress-report-may-21-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/crop-progress-report-may-21-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Crop Progress Report – May 21, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This report may not be reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part without permission of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre.<\/em> \u00a0 <\/p>\n

Significant seeding progress has been made across the Prairies, this past week.\u00a0As most of the West was dry and there have not been many interruptions to slow farmers from planting the crop. Most of the barley acres have been seeded in the southern and central regions of the West. Most regions seeded in a limited amount of subsoil moisture sufficient to get the crops to germinate. Fortunately, there have been some scattered rain events benefiting many regions and more moisture is forecast\u00a0throughout the prairies for the next four days which will be well timed to advance the newly seeded barley crop.<\/p>\n

ALBERTA<\/strong>
A first spring rain event showered most of the province the week of May 10\u00a0bringing 10 to 40 mm (1 1\/2 inches) of much needed precipitation. The recent moisture will help promote good crop development to the seeded crop and enhance the subsoil and surface moisture levels throughout the province except for the northeast region which had not registered any rain events to date. The central regions are 70-80% complete and the northern regions are 60-70% complete barley seeding. Now what is needed to move crop development along would be some warmer temperatures throughout the province.
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Southern Region (Lethbridge, Strathmore, Foremost)<\/strong>
The barley crop is progressing well in this region with much of the crop up or emerging.\u00a0Hard winds earlier in the week took a toll in some areas, but they have received some timely rains and are forecast to receive additional moisture this weekend. Presently there is a snowstorm hitting the region with concerns over the impact of the cold snap on crops.
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Central Region (Rimbey, Airdrie, Olds)<\/strong>
This region received much needed precipitation and is\u00a0scheduled for rain events next week which would further support crop development. Seeding is progressing well and should be completed by month-end. The overall soil moisture conditions are rated good to excellent.\u00a0The area needs some warmer temperatures and an end to the sub-zero overnight temperatures that have plagued this area since the start of seeding.
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North Central\/Northern Region (Barrhead, Edmonton, Camrose, Vermilion, Lloydminster)<\/strong>
Rains fell over the western half of this region, however, the eastern section was dry and requires some much-needed precipitation, there is rain in the forecast for next week. Many farms are still challenged with the issue of wet fields, a carryover from last year’s excessively wet conditions.\u00a0\u00a0
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Peace River Region (Fairview, Grande Prairie)<\/strong>
Much-needed precipitation fell in most areas in the past week with reports of up to 25 mm (1 inch) falling in the northern half of the region. Warmer temperatures are needed to promote growth. Barley seeding\u00a0is advancing rapidly and the soil moisture levels are rated 80% good to excellent. Progress has been very good in most of the region except for the south part of the region where there are reports of standing water and very wet conditions on heavier soil, a remnant of the heavy rains this region received last summer and fall. Warm temperatures would benefit the area.
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SASKATCHEWAN<\/strong>
Seeding is well underway in the province with the southern region finished, the central region at 70 to 80% complete, and the north is 50 to 60% complete. The major issue is that the temperatures have been cold and some regions suffered below zero temperatures from four to eight hours last night. It is hoped that the damage will be limited. Some of the crops are stressed due to lack of moisture, strong winds, cold and frost which has caused some barley fields to turn yellow. It will take a few days to assess the damage done to the barley. Most regions are forecast to receive some type of moisture this weekend a combination of snow and rain. Heat will be needed to move this crop forward after the moisture events.
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Southwest Region (Swift Current, Maple Creek)<\/strong>
This region has finished seeding and the barley has emerged, the concern for this area is that it is snowing presently, and the snow\/rain is to persist over the weekend. Below zero temperatures are forecast for tonight and the weekend. There is no assessment on potential damage due to these cold temperatures. Heat will be needed to move this crop forward after the moisture events.\u00a0The snow\/rain moisture is to continue over the weekend as well as below zero overnight temperatures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

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Kindersley, Saskatchewan May 20, 2021<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
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Southeast Region (Regina, Weyburn, Moosomin)<\/strong>
Seeding is over 80% completed and the area has received some moisture. The forecast predicts more throughout the weekend and well into next week. Hopefully the rain events will materialize as this would advance the crop development.
 
North Central (Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Tisdale)<\/strong>
This region has been extremely dry, especially the area from Saskatoon to Prince Albert. Rain events are forecast for the next seven days, the moisture would be welcome as the crop is stressed due to the lack of precipitation. There was sufficient sub-soil moisture to germinate the crop, but it requires rain now to advance crop development.
 
Northeast (Yorkton, Melville)<\/strong>
This region is over 85% completed for barley seeding. It had been very dry and presently it is snowing. The forecast for the next 72 hours is a combination of snow & rain. The moisture is appreciated. There is more rain events forecast for later in the coming week. Like the other regions, warmer weather would benefit crop development.
 
MANITOBA<\/strong>
This past week the province enjoyed above normal temperatures with a few days getting above 30 degrees Celsius. This warmer weather helped speed up the seeding and germination of the seeded acres. Lack of rainfall, throughout the province had been a major concern for crop development, however rain late this week brought 25 mm (1 inch) to most of the southern and central regions of the province.
 
Southern Regions<\/strong>
This region is 90% complete seeding. A combination of no rain and savanna like winds were depleting whatever moisture that was in the soil, however in the past 48 hours most of the region received 25 mm of rain (1 inch) and there is more rain, in the forecast, for the weekend, which would be a great boast to the crop growth. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
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Barley field in Wawanesa, May 20, 2021<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n
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Central\/Northern Regions<\/strong>
The warmer weather this past week has spurred on the seeding in these regions. Good rains in the last 48 hours and forecast for more will aid crop development. Seeding is around 75% complete and should be done by month-end.
 
Contributed by Pat Rowan<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This report may not be reproduced or redistributed in whole or in part without permission of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre. \u00a0 Significant seeding progress has been made across the Prairies, this past week.\u00a0As most of the West was dry and there have not been many interruptions to slow farmers from planting the crop. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5303,"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302\/revisions\/5303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cmbtc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}