Manitoba’s weather in the first half of April wasn’t warm enough for winter wheat and fall rye to consistently grow
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Patience required for winter cereals in the springtime
Manitoba wasn’t warm enough in the first half of April for winter wheat and fall rye to consistently grow

Winter cereals struggle to survive
Lack of snow cover, January deep freeze and abnormally high temperatures have stressed winter crops across the Prairies
Minimal snow cover, frigid temperatures in mid-January and above-average temperatures after that may have set the stage for winterkill in winter crops. The risk is high enough to cause concern among crop specialists. “The eastern Prairies are in a little bit better shape than (Saskatchewan and Alberta) but there’s huge swaths that in my mind […] Read more