WINNIPEG — Manitoba winter wheat seeding is underway, but farmers are facing some complications in areas where other crops haven’t been harvested yet.
Winter wheat seeding traditionally takes place from Aug. 15 to Sept. 15.
“But it’s been a bit tricky this year,” said Jake Davidson, executive director at Winter Cereals Canada.
Canola, a major stubble source for winter wheat, has been coming off later due to frost earlier in the year and producer reseeding.
However, where canola is ready to come off the fields, wet weather has made producers unable to get on the fields, Davidson said.
“I was hoping on increased acreage, but it might not work out, different areas it’s just a matter of having the stubble crop,” Davidson said.
This year’s winter wheat production in Manitoba reached 381,000 tonnes, which is less than last year’s 470,800, but Davidson said regardless, producers are still happy.
“Low fusarium, high protein, reasonable yields for the year.”
