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Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 15

Conditions as of August 8, 2016

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Strong weather systems passed through several areas of Manitoba throughout the week. Heavy rains and strong winds halted harvest operations and resulted in lodging of crops.However, harvest did resume where field and weather conditions allowed. Winter wheat yields are ranging from 50 to 95 bushels per acre, with good quality reported to date. Swathing or
Lygus bug on flax.
Crops, Local news

Lygus bugs reach economic thresholds in canola fields

Manitoba Insect & Disease summary for July 27

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Summary Insects: Lygus bugs around economic threshold levels have been noted in a few canola fields in eastern Manitoba. Banded sunflower moth adults have also been noted; late bud to early bloom stage is when sunflowers should be monitored for seed feeding insects like banded sunflower moth, Lygus bugs, and red sunflower seed weevils. Trace levels of soybean aphid have been found on soybeans near Fannystelle and Lac du Bonnet;
Manitoba’s fruit growers are expecting 2016 to tally good or better-than-average yields of strawberries, saskatoons, raspberries and cherries, despite persistent rain and lingering worries about a return of spotted wing drosophila.
Crops, Local news

Growers vigilant for fly that can devastate fruit crops

This season has had its share of disease and weather pressures, but above-average fruit crops are being reported

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Manitoba’s fruit growers are keeping a close eye for signs of spotted wing drosophila, aiming to avoid the toll the tiny fly took on fruit crops last year. Some growers have already detected it and have applied an approved insecticide to combat against another infestation, provincial fruit crops specialist Anthony Mintenko said July 14. The
DuPont Pioneer seed dealer Dale Alderson of Intel Seed counts corn kernels to get an estimate of potential yield. As of last week Alderson was cautiously optimistic if all goes well Manitoba farmers could harvest a bumper corn crop this year. But as everyone knows, especially farmers much can happen between now and when the corn is in the bin.
Cereals, Local news

VIDEO: Fingers crossed for a bumper corn crop this harvest

Yield potential is high following nearly ideal growing conditions 
so far this season, but it’s still a long way from the bin

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It’s too soon to call it a bin buster, but Manitoba’s corn crop is poised to be one of the best in a decade. Barring an early frost and with continued good weather the crop could top the 10-year average of 117 bushels per acre, corn experts say. Breaking the record 133 bushels an acre
Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 15
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 15

Conditions as of August 10, 2015

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The 2015 harvest was slowed by the continuing wet conditions in Manitoba. However, some harvest operations did occur where field and weather conditions allowed. Winter wheat yields are ranging from 55 to 90 bushels per acre, with good quality. Swathing or preharvest management of the earliest-seeded spring cereal and canola crops continues. The return to
Lygus bug on a canola pod
Crops, Local news

Fusarium levels low, soybean aphid numbers increasing

Manitoba crop insect and disease update for August 4, 2015

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Plant Pathogens: Levels of fusarium head blight are being reported as low in many areas. Increased levels of mycosphaerella are being reported in later seeded field peas in the southwest as a result of the cooler and wetter conditions. Some soybean fields are showing increasing damage due to excess moisture and subsequent root rots. Weather conditions have been conducive for
Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 14
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 14

Conditions as of August 4, 2015

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Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is underway in Manitoba. Preliminary reports indicate winter wheat yields range from 60 to 85 bu/acre, with low levels of fusarium damaged kernels in harvested samples. There are also a few fields of spring wheat, barley and field peas harvested last week. Swathing or preharvest applications in the earliest-seeded spring
White head from wheat stem maggot (l), and larva of wheat stem maggot.
Crops, Local news

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Summary of conditions as of July 28, 2015

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Plant Pathogens: At the Crop Diagnostic Lab there are canola plants coming in with blackleg and sclerotinia. Some soybeans have been showing root rot – rhizoctonia and fusarium. Some sunflower fields are showing basal and mid-stalk sclerotinia. Some flax fields are showing pasmo lesions on stem and leaves. Insects: Levels of armyworms are starting to decline in some fields as
Manitoba crop insect and disease update
Crops, Pulses

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Conditions as of July 21, 2015

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Levels of armyworms are starting to decline in some fields as they turn to pupae. Currently, scout for grasshoppers around field edges. In corn, now is the time to be scouting for European corn borer. Also consider scouting for aphids in cereals and pulse crops. Pulse Crops Soybean aphids: Soybean aphids have just started to show up in
Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 12
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 12

Conditions as of July 20, 2015

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Another week of generally good growing conditions continues to advance crops across Manitoba. Localized thunderstorms did result in significant precipitation amounts in some areas of the province, while other areas would still benefit from additional moisture. Disease pressure and insect activity continues to be monitored as the growing season progresses. Click here for the Crop Weather Report for

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