Harvest continues, but it’s getting dry out there

Weekly Provincial Summary Warm, dry conditions across most of Manitoba allowed for excellent harvest progress. Most areas of Manitoba reported frost events throughout the week; few reports of crop damage were received. The exception is the Interlake Region where some acres were impacted and crop assessments are underway. Strong winds in some areas of Manitoba affected swathed canola,[...]

Rain welcomed; winter wheat harvest has begun

Southwest regionIsolated showers of 20-35 mm were welcome in most areas.Winter wheat and fall rye are maturing. Most cereal crops are heading with early-seeded crops filling. Disease pressure remains a concern. Root rot is prevalent in some fields. The later-seeded crops are progressing well and producers are applying fungicides.Canola is progressing well and most fields[...]


Crop Report - for Sep. 22, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGIONMost of the Southwest Region received 10 to 30 mm of rain over the past week. Several areas reported frost Wednesday and Thursday evenings 0 with temperatures dropping to -4 C in some areas.Harvest over the past week slowed as producers are waiting for the late-seeded crops to dry down. Rainfall and poor drying[...]

Crop Report - for Sep. 15, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGIONThere was little to no rainfall over the past week, which allowed producers to make good harvest progress. Cereal crops are 60 per cent complete with harvest south of Highway 2 more advanced compared to north of the highway. Yields to date are average to below average with average quality. Several producers are harvesting[...]


Crop Report - for Sep. 1, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGIONLittle to no precipitation fell over the past week. Weather was favourable for harvest operations. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is 90 per cent complete with yields below average. Most areas are reporting winter wheat yields in the 40 to 50 bushels/acre range with good quality and average protein.Several producers started planting winter[...]

Crop Report - for Jul. 28, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGIONRainfall over the past week varied from 10 to 50 mm. Good growing conditions helped crops advance and several crops have improved over the past week. Cereal crops in the Southwest Region are in the heading stage and late-seeded crops have tillered and are going into the flag-leaf stage.Late-seeded greenfeed is in the three-to[...]


Crop Report - for Jul. 21, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGIONIn the Southwest Region rainfall was spotty over the past week with reported amounts of five to 40 mm. Warm, dry conditions have helped to dry up fields and several producers were able to spray unseeded acres. Early-seeded cereal crops are in the flag-leaf to early-heading stage and several producers are applying fungicides to[...]

Crop Report - for Jul. 7, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGIONSpotty thundershowers over the past week brought varied rainfall ranging from 10 to 60 mm, with reports of severe weather in Hamiota, Cardale, Newdale and Reston.In general, warm weather and humidity over the past week, let the crop advance and improve. Producers are working on weed control.Crop quality varies a great deal with several[...]


Crop Report - for May. 26, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGIONSeeding is about 10 per cent complete throughout the region with some areas reporting as high as 30 per cent. Warm, dry weather at the beginning of the week helped to dry fields allowing producers to seed, but widespread weekend rainfall brought seeders again to a standstill. Reports of 40-60 mm in the Melita,[...]

Crop Report - for Jun. 2, 2011

SOUTHWESTOver the past week producers were able to make some seeding progress. Conditions remain wet in most areas with producers selecting fields that are dry enough for field operations. Rainfall over the weekend will further delay seeding. Most areas reported 20 to 30 millimetres of precipitation.Seeding of spring wheat is 15 to 30 per cent[...]