WINNIPEG, May 29 (CNS) – Seeding is close to wrapping up in Manitoba with roughly 90 percent of acres planted, according to the latest crop report from Manitoba Agriculture. Delays are occurring in the northwest and southwest regions though due to wet weather.
In the northwest, rainfall amounts varied from 15 to 25 millimetres throughout the region during the week ended May 29. Overall seeding in the northwest region is estimated to be 70 percent complete, the report said.
In the southwest, rainfall was measured at five to 20 mm which also kept farmers off the field to a significant degree. Winter wheat and fall rye are in the ground with few fields at the early boot stage. Seeding is roughly 85 percent complete, according to the report.
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Elsewhere around the province, mild touches of rain have kept many fields wet and will require a few days of good drying weather before field operations resume.
Earliest planted cereals are in the three to four leaf stage, the report said. Many growers have applied herbicide. Canola, field peas, corn and also some soybeans are emerged.
Low insect pressure generally reported at this time on early emerging crops.
