Winnipeg – Manitoba harvest progress was once again slowed by cold and wet conditions during the week ended Oct. 15, according to the provincial crop report.
Harvest progress was 84 percent complete as of Oct. 15, up four percent from the previous week. Over the last month progress has been limited, with increases of only a few percent each week.
The spring wheat, barley and oat harvests are 98 percent complete. The canola harvest is 89 percent done, dry beans at 82 percent, soybeans at 65 percent, flax at 55 percent, corn at 30 percent and sunflowers at 10 percent.
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Cold and wet conditions continued across the province during the week, with snow falling some days. Temperatures in parts of the province dropped to as low as -14 C.
In the central region planted winter cereals are growing slowly with the cold and cloudy conditions. The earliest planted fields have up to three leaves while some later planted fields have sprouted and have one leaf emerged.
In the eastern region very little field work has been done. Farmers are trying to do some tillage by driving on the frost when the ground is frozen in the mornings. Very little fall fertilizer applied has been applied so far.
Producers have been feeding cattle on pasture or moving to fall grazing areas. Culling of livestock has also continued in order to ensure that feed rations are adequate until spring.
