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Summary of accumulated precipitation for Manitoba’s Agricultural Regions.

Harvest progress hits double digits, majority of Manitoba soils seen dry

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 15 (week 34)

By Manitoba Agriculture August 22, 2023

Overview Harvest progress sits at 13 per cent complete across the province, which is on-par with the 5-year average harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is near completion, with 93 per cent of acres harvested. Early yield reports for winter wheat are averaging about 60 bu/acre and 70 bu/acre for fall rye. Harvest

File photo of Province House, home of the Prince Edward Island legislative assembly, in Charlottetown. (Benedek/iStock/Getty Images)

P.E.I. names new deputy ag minister

Gordon MacFadyen replaces Brian Matheson

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 18, 2023

Prince Edward Island’s Premier Dennis King has named a new top bureaucrat for the province’s agriculture ministry and others, to manage a fresh round of post-election ministerial mandate letters. Gordon MacFadyen, most recently executive director of fiscal management and assistant secretary to Treasury Board with the provincial finance department, was announced Aug. 8 as deputy

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).

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

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

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 14 (week 33)

By Manitoba Agriculture August 15, 2023

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 3: Spring Wheat Quality Rating by Region.

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Winter cereal harvests ramp up, quality seen mostly good

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 13 (week 32)

By Manitoba Agriculture August 8, 2023

Overview Harvesting of winter wheat and fall rye continued with about 60 and 30 per cent of acres combined, respectively. Early yield reports on winter wheat were averaging around 65 bu/acre. Spring cereal crops were in the intermediate to hard dough stage with the exception of very late seeded crops that were in soft dough.

Table 2: Spring wheat quality rating by region.

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

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

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 12 (week 31)

By Manitoba Agriculture August 1, 2023

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

An irrigation pivot stands in a field of blooming canola south of Neepawa, July 16.

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PHOTOS: Through the Lens: July in photos

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 28, 2023

This month saw more damaging storms, some hitting the same areas as June, while crops from potatoes to canola went into full bloom. Have a quick look, here.

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

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Waterhemp shows up soybeans, cereal crops drying down

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 11 (week 30)

By Manitoba Agriculture July 25, 2023

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

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

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

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 9 (week 28)

By Manitoba Agriculture July 11, 2023

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

File photo of a potato field in Alberta’s Lacombe County. (COrthner/iStock/Getty Images)

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Alberta potatoes chip in $2.9 billion for Canadian economy

New report verifies what many in industry suspected

By GFM Network News, Jeff Melchior July 4, 2023

Alberta’s potato industry is making a big impact — not just on that province but the entire country. A new report — dubbed a “landmark study” by the Potato Growers of Alberta — revealed the sector drove a total contribution of $2.87 billion to Canada’s economy in 2022. It also notes the nationwide creation of

Manitoba regional summary of total accumulated precipitation.

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

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

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 8 (week 27)

By Manitoba Agriculture July 4, 2023

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.

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Harvest progress hits double digits, majority of Manitoba soils seen dry

P.E.I. names new deputy ag minister

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

Winter cereal harvests ramp up, quality seen mostly good

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

PHOTOS: Through the Lens: July in photos

Waterhemp shows up soybeans, cereal crops drying down

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

Alberta potatoes chip in $2.9 billion for Canadian economy

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

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