The province has seen hot and dry weather lately, but the crop has emerged and is doing well with the help of timely rains
Despite fewer acres under hot and dry conditions, things are going well for Manitoba sunflowers. “Overall, the acres are still good,” said Jody Locke, a product group manager for Scoular Canada in Winkler, Man. “The plants have emerged. They are waist high and looking pretty strong. I think they could use some moisture, but overall […] Read moreTag Archives crop report — page 2
Sask. crop report: Half of winter wheat, fall rye crops harvested
WINNIPEG, August 12 (MarketsFarm) – While a few scattered showers across Saskatchewan delayed some of the harvest, the hot and dry weather has allowed farmers to make more progress than last year. Seven per cent of the province’s crop has been combined and six per cent is ready to straight combine, according to the Province […] Read more
Seeding progress slightly delayed in Manitoba, Saskatchewan
Grain farmers in Saskatchewan had approximately seven percent of this year’s crop in the ground as of May 4, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s first weekly crop report for 2020, which was released earlier today. That’s slightly behind last year’s pace, when growers had 13 percent of the crop seeded as of May 6. Across the […] Read more
Saskatchewan farmers make some progress
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Thanks to warm and dry weather farmers in Saskatchewan were able to make headway into this year’s harvest, according to the province’s latest crop report released Thursday. Overall, 39 percent of the harvest has been completed for the week ended Sept. 23, for a gain of 16 points from the previous week. […] Read more
Saskatchewan seeding nine per cent complete: report
Winnipeg (CNS Canada) – Farmers in Saskatchewan are starting to make some headway seeding this year’s crop, but a slow start meant that field operations are still delayed across much of the province, according to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. Nine per cent of intended acres were seeded as of […] Read more
Crop report – October 26, 2017
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Harvest progress has spring wheat and canola complete, flax and soybeans are 80 percent complete, grain corn harvesting has just started and sunflower harvest has not yet begun. Winter wheat established well and is responding favourably to recent good weather conditions. Most areas have adequate livestock feed with good quality. NORTHWEST Harvest is […] Read more
Crop report – October 19, 2017
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Precipitation varied but reached as much as 22 millimetres in some areas, along with several evenings of frost, which helped dry late-season crops. Cereal harvest is complete except some late-seeded wheat and oats, canola is 80 percent complete, soybean 70 percent and harvest of sunflower and corn has begun. NORTHWEST Rainfall ranged from […] Read more
Crop report – October 12, 2017
Manitoba SOUTHWEST There was good harvest progress in spite of precipitation, which varied from 10 to 75 millimetres along with hail. Spring cereal harvest is almost complete, canola is about 77 percent complete and flax and soybeans have started. Winter wheat and fall rye seeding is complete with most fields in the two to three […] Read more
Crop report
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Precipitation varied from 13 to 75 millimetres with cool temperatures, which delayed harvest activities. Harvest of spring cereals is almost complete, while canola is about 65 percent complete, and corn silage has started. NORTHWEST Rainfall ranged from 10 to 65 mm with hard frosts in the northern areas. Harvest is generally complete for […] Read more
Crop report – September 21, 2017
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Temperatures were normal to above normal with little to no precipitation, and post-harvest herbicide is on hold until rains stimulate weed growth. Harvest of field peas is completed, spring cereals are almost complete, canola is about half complete, corn silage harvesting has begun, second cut alfalfa is completed and green feed silage continues. […] Read more
