Crops Emerging Fast Across Alberta

Alberta crop emergence is ahead of the historical average with major crops reported at 93 per cent up and out of the ground, the June 6 provincial crop report said. This is ahead of the five-year average of 84 per cent and 10-year of 86 per cent and an increase of 16 per cent over last week.“Most annual crops are so far withstanding the dry conditions reasonably well with some cases of uneven germination reported due to lack of moisture,” the report said.Precipitation has been lower