Overview Harvest progress sits at 40 per cent completed across the province, approximately 3 weeks behind the 5-year average of 71 per cent complete by week 38. Steady rainfall across the province late last week stalled harvest progress. Farmers are anxiously awaiting drier weather to return to straight-cutting cereal and canola crops, and for breezy
Rain stalls harvest progress, canola harvest struggles to accelerate
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 20, September 20, 2022
Past week sees rapid harvest progress
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 19, September 13, 2022
Overview Harvest progress sits at 32 per cent completed across the province, with rapid progress over the past seven days. This puts harvest completion approximately 10 harvesting days behind the 5-year average of 65 per cent completed by this time. Cereals Winter cereal grains Fall rye harvest is complete. Reported yields were between 45 to
Harvest progress behind five-year average, crop conditions good
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 18, September 6, 2022
Overview Harvest progress sits at 15 per cent completed across the province, well behind the 5-year average of 51 per cent completed by this time. The effect of delayed seeding, high humidity and frequent rains have had an impact delaying harvest. Ideal harvesting conditions allowed for significant progress this past week. Crop condition looks good
Wheat crops in good shape, canola staging varies across Manitoba
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 16, August 23, 2022
Overview Harvest has started in winter wheat and fall rye, with a good portion of those crops already combined. Reported yields are average for both crops, falling numbers are good in rye crops harvested prior to heavy rains last week, and no results yet on crop yet to be combined. Crop condition looks good to
Fall rye harvest begins, wheat crops show ‘elevated levels of disease’
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 15, August 16, 2022
Overview Harvest has started in winter wheat and fall rye, with a good portion of those crops already combined. Reported yields are average for both crops. Crop condition looks good to very good in most parts of the province, pea harvest has begun in the northwest region, and widespread harvest is expected to begin for
Soybean development moving ‘very quickly,’ insect pressures rise on thin pesticide supply
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 14, August 9, 2022
Overview Soybean aphids are reaching economic thresholds in scattered locations across Manitoba. Spraying is occurring as-needed, but crops require intensive scouting on a field-by-field basis. Grasshopper pest species are present in all regions – mostly confined to field edges and headlands but moving more as insects reach adult (winged) stages and travel further into fields.
Crop development varies widely, watch closely for pest insects
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 13, August 2, 2022
Overview Fungicide application is slowing across Manitoba, as crops grow past the appropriate timing windows. Producers have done much more fungicide application in 2022 than in recent years. A few insect concerns have popped up in localized spots across Manitoba, with bertha armyworm spraying reported in the Eastern region. Soybean and pea aphids have been
Fungal disease risk on the rise, soybeans see rapid growth
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 12, July 26, 2022
Overview Rainfall amounts varied across the province with the highest amounts falling in the Eastern and Interlake regions. Most locations in Manitoba received between 20 to 60 mm in the preceding seven days. The Northwest region is the exception, where rainfall amounts ranged from 1 to 32 mm. Frequent rains and generally warm temperatures have
Crop conditions swiftly advance, heavy rains damage crops
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 10, July 12, 2022
Overview Crops have advanced rapidly across all parts of Manitoba this past week, faster than many agronomists had expected. Rapidly growing crops have hastened crop flowering, and cereal and canola fungicide application is well underway. Warm temperatures, high humidity, and rain in recent days has increased the risk for fusarium head blight and sclerotinia disease
Seeding progress at 93 per cent, extreme weather still a factor
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 8, June 28, 2022
Overview A number of fields in the Southwest region were seeded post-June 20th, leading to a small increase in planted acres. Some of these areas were low spots that could now be seeded, but most have been seeded via a floater, to either canola or greenfeed/cover crop. Severe weather and heavy rains have damaged crops
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