Table 3: Percentage Harvest Completion by Crop and Region to Aug. 15, 2023 (crops still unharvested, or negligible acres displayed as – or omitted from this table).

Harvest in Manitoba at three per cent, wheat crop mostly fair to good

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 14 (week 33)

Overview  Harvest progress sits at 3 per cent complete across the province (table above), which is on-par with the 5-year average harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest continues, with 67 per cent of acres harvested. Early yield reports for winter wheat are averaging about 60 bu/acre. Harvest has started in spring cereal crops,



Table 2: Spring wheat quality rating by region.

Most of agro-Manitoba comes up dry, heat diminishing potential wheat yield in areas

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 12 (week 31)

Overview  Limited harvesting of fall rye and winter wheat began late last week. Winter cereal crops continued to dry down with producers applying pre-harvest herbicides or swathing as crop seed moisture content allowed. Harvest is expected to become more general this week if the weather cooperates. Crop condition remained good to excellent. Early yield reports

Table 2: Estimated MASC seeded acres by commodity at 97 per cent entered.

Waterhemp shows up soybeans, cereal crops drying down

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 11 (week 30)

Overview  Reports of waterhemp showing up in soybean fields in the RM of Emerson-Franklin and in the RM of DeSalaberry. Producers are encouraged to scout for this weed and remove from fields when found. For more information please see the Manitoba Crop Pest Update July 19 edition. Winter cereal crops continued to dry down over


Sporadic rainfall helps some crops, majority of Manitoba soils seen optimal to dry

Sporadic rainfall helps some crops, majority of Manitoba soils seen optimal to dry

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 9 (week 28)

Overview Crop development has been rapid. Fungicide application in spring wheat for fusarium head blight is complete in most regions. Canola fungicide application continues in areas where disease potential is slightly higher. Corn growth continues to progress quickly and is approaching tasseling. Sunflower fields were mostly in the R2 (early bud) to R3 (early bud

Manitoba regional summary of total accumulated precipitation.

Crop progress surges in Manitoba, grass conditions for cattle seen fair

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 8 (week 27)

Overview  Crop development has been rapid. Rainfall amounts varied with storms moving through the Western and Central regions bringing heavy rain and hail in isolated areas. Fungicide application in spring wheat for fusarium head blight continues as conditions and staging allows. Canola fungicide application has also started as fields reach the correct stage for application.


Rainfall offers slight improvement for Manitoba crops

Rainfall offers slight improvement for Manitoba crops

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 7 (week 26)

Overview Rainfall was received in most regions of Manitoba this past week but amounts varied by region from low levels to excessive. Areas that did receive significant rainfall have commented the crops have improved slightly from the previous week. Crop development has been rapid but there is some concern for producers choosing to spray for

A sprouted wheat kernel, with the sprout within the contour of the germ, is classified as “regular sprouted.”

Sprouted wheat gets grading revamp

Canada’s grain grading guide has a tighter definition of ‘severely’ sprouted wheat starting Aug. 1

The grading threshold will change this summer regarding severity of sprouted wheat. On June 13, the Canadian Grain Commission announced changes, effective Aug. 1, for how Canadian wheat is graded. It also issued a list of clarifications and new housekeeping rules for the grading of other crops it regulates. They include a shift in how


Lentils. (Seb_ra/iStock/Getty Images)

Pulse weekly outlook: Fewer growers signing up their green lentils

'A lot of interest' seen for red lentils

MarketsFarm — There has been a divergence of prices between green and red lentils so far in 2023, according to Levon Sargsyan of Johnston Grains at Weyburn, Sask. Sargsyan said he hasn’t seen too many acres of green lentils signed up for this year, while it’s the opposite case for the reds. “I’m seeing some