Wet conditions have made fungicide spraying difficult for ground application.  Photo: Thinkstock

Fungal diseases posing an issue with Manitoba crops

As crop conditions vary across Manitoba, the latest crop report noted that frequent rains and warm temperatures have increased the risk of a number of fungal diseases. Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD) said farmers continued to apply fungicides on their wheat, oats, barley, canola, and pea crops. However, wet conditions in a number of

Crop conditions swiftly advance, heavy rains damage crops

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 progression in 2022 compared to previous years.

Manitoba seeding 87 per cent complete, recent rains halt progress

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 6, June 14, 2022

Overview A concentrated push to finish seeding this past week led to a sharp increase in planted acres, with many farms in the Eastern, Central, and Southwest regions finished seeding, while parts of the Interlake and eastern side of the Northwest region remain unplanted. Some reseeding of canola has occurred after crusting events and severe

MASC crop insurance upcoming seeding deadlines.

Manitoba crop progress about a month behind schedule

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 5, June 7, 2022

Overview Widespread, heavy rains began last week, forcing a stop to all field activities until this weekend, with the exceptions of the Northwest and much of the Southwest region, which saw significant increases in seeded acreage. The following days were dry, windy and cool, warming up over the weekend when many farmers were able to


Corn Heat Unit (CHU) historical accumulation between May 1 or June 1 and Sept. 30.

Heavy rains slow seeding progress, acres well-behind five-year average

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 2, May 17, 2022

Overview Continued wet soils and an unfavourable forecast has further delayed the bulk of seeding starts in Manitoba. Heavy rainfall in Western Manitoba stopped progress in the Southwest and Northwest regions, while the Eastern, Central, and Interlake regions got started over the weekend. Many fields still have wet spots, and farmers are attempting to find

K.C. July 2022 hard red wheat (candlesticks) with MGEX July 2022 spring wheat (yellow line) and CBOT July 2022 wheat (orange line). (Barchart)

U.S. grains: Wheats up on ‘indisputably bullish’ cuts to harvest estimates

MGEX July wheat limit up, K.C. July wheat hits contract high

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures set contract highs on Thursday as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) slashed its production forecast for the variety that is grown in the U.S. Plains and used to make bread. USDA, in a monthly crop report, projected hard red winter wheat output at 590 million bushels, down