A heavy rain in late May has many farmers in western Manitoba wondering if they will get a crop in the ground this spring.
More than 110 millimetres of rain fell in Souris from May 27 to June 1, 92 mm in Brandon and 77 mm in Ste. Rose du Lac.
The rain drenched fields were already wet, said Glen Franklin, a Keystone Agricultural Producers director who farms near Deloraine.
“I do know of some (producers) who have not turned a wheel (this spring),” said Franklin.
Farmers in southwestern Manitoba were already well behind producers in other parts of the province before the rain fell, with only 30 percent of wheat planted by May 31.
The late May rain also hammered farmland in the Dauphin area.
Cattle producers are also shaking their heads this spring, Franklin said.
“Guys cannot get their cattle to pasture. Either the roads are out or the pasture is partially or completely under water.”
