Manitoba SOUTHWEST Isolated rain showers and severe thunderstorms plagued parts of the southwest and north of Highway 45. Minor frost also occurred. Pastures improved with recent rains, but frost and cool temperatures are limiting the expected growth. Dugouts remain at capacity. Limited harvest progress was made. Pea yields are average with some fields below average […] Read more
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Crop report
Crop report
Saskatchewan SOUTH Less then 10 percent of crops have been swathed or straight-cut, and less than five percent combined. Harvest progress varies widely between southwest and southeast. Farmers have started combining winter wheat, lentils, field peas and fall rye, and swathing has begun for canola. Many crops are about a week behind normal development for […] Read more
Crop Report
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Scattered showers resulted in 10-15 millmetres of precipitation. Average to above average temperatures helped crop progress. Mid-May seeded cereal crops are running out of moisture and are beginning to turn. Fusarium head blight in winter wheat is at moderate to high levels. The presence of take-all root rot is complicating the identification of […] Read more
Crop report – August 7, 2014
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Crops continue to improve as a result of mild and drier weather, but long-term yields are expected to be average. Precipitation was five to 15 millimetres, while temperatures were at ideal levels for crop development. The drier, less humid conditions are helping keep disease levels for most crops at low to moderate levels. […] Read more
Crop report
Saskatchewan South The Moosomin area experienced a storm with high winds, hail and heavy rain, which produced 65 millimetres of precipitation and flooded many areas again. The western part of the region missed this rain and could benefit from more precipitation. Farmers are back in the field in the eastern part of the region, but […] Read more
Crop report – June 26, 2014
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Rainfall put a damper on seeding efforts while cool conditions slowed crop growth, but crops are quickly emerging. Most areas reported 15 to 30 millimetres of rain. Unseeded acres will average five to 10 percent, but some farms will see 25 to 30 percent. Seeding is almost finished, but the southwestern corner is […] Read more
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Manitoba SOUTHWEST This area has been hardest hit with excess moisture. Rain throughout the week resulted in amounts ranging from 10 to 50 millimetres. Some producers are inquiring about planting greenfeed. Some are broadcast seeding, but the practice is not widespread. Overall, seeding progress is almost three quarters complete. While some producers are almost completed, […] Read more
Crop Report
Manitoba SOUTHWEST On average, seeding is about half finished, however, in some areas, fewer than one quarter are complete because of excessive moisture. Some producers are reducing the number of soybean and corn acres while others have broadcast seeded canola. Crops are quickly emerging, but some early seeded fields have compaction issues. Winter wheat and […] Read more
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Manitoba Southwest Rainfall ranged from 25 to 35 millimetres May 18-19. Seeded crops include spring wheat, peas and canola. A lack of weeds is resulting in little to no pre-seed burnoff, and insects are slow to non-existent. Fall rye is in excellent condition despite the cold winter and in the two to four leaf stage. […] Read more
WP crop report
Saskatchewan Warm, dry weather helped harvest progress in the province. More than half of the crop has been combined, which is ahead of the five-year average for this time of year. Swathing is slightly behind the average for this time of year. Harvest in the southwestern region has progressed the most so far. Most peas, […] Read more
