Harvest operations in Manitoba pressed ahead during the week ended Aug. 18, with fall rye and winter wheat leading the way.
Combining of spring crops getting started
Canola varies widely
Some regions improve, other slip back
Rain ranges from nothing to 41 mm
Seed companies say producers willing to invest in high-quality forage varieties in light of challenging growing conditions
Lack of grain fill, short crops and premature ripening are starting to show up in Manitoba fields where little rain has fallen since the start of May
Some areas receive deluge; others still dry
Using diverse forage crop mixtures to feed their beef herd has dramatically improved cattle health, rancher says
About 50 to 70 per cent of normal precipitation
Rainfall amounts vary widely