Manitoba Agriculture
Crop Report
June 13, 2023
Northwest Region
A week of high temperatures and high humidity moved crops along rapidly. Overnight temperatures were warm most of the week and then cooled off over the weekend. Highest precipitation amount was in San Clara, which received 83 mm. Excessive precipitation from the previous week caused challenges for in-crop herbicide and insecticide applications. Areas that were holding excess water in the field are showing signs of moisture stress.
Field pea emergence looks good and uniform and continuing nicely in the vegetative stages. Field peas are in the six to eight node stage. Spring cereal fields ranged anywhere from two leaf to six leaf stage. Winter wheat and fall rye are headed out and look to be in good condition. Soybeans are at the first trifoliate stage.
Earliest seeded canola is at the rosette stage, while the remainder of the canola crop continues to lag behind. There have been a few canola crops reseeded for various reasons – flea beetles, germination issues, hail/washouts have all contributed. Some canola fields have been able to outgrow flea beetle pressure – although insecticides have been required. Flea beetle feeding continues and requires monitoring. First pass herbicide is underway.
Provincial Overview
Seeding is complete in Manitoba except in regions where reseeding may occur due to recent storms. Crops in the southwest region are being assessed due to a recent storm that moved through the region last week. Damage to the crops is still uncertain as cereals are looking reasonable, but other crops like canola, soybean, and sunflower appear to be severely affected. Damage is still being assessed. Spring cereal fields range anywhere from two leaf to very early flag stage. Crops have shown rapid development and remain in good condition. Soybean emergence has been variable in some regions due to seed sitting in dry soil; however, most soybean stands are quite acceptable. Growers continued to monitor fields for flea beetles in canola but in some regions the crop is advanced to the point where flea beetles are no longer a concern.