Manitoba Agriculture
Crop Report
July 4, 2023
Northwest Region
Another week of high temperatures had crops advancing quickly. Areas that are dry and short on precipitation are starting to show the effects. Several localized storms came through the region again with damaging hail in the Gilbert Plains area and Fork River area. The highest accumulated rainfall for the week was Ingles with 57 mm.
Spring wheat continued to advance and is now flowering or just finshed flowering. Many fungicide treatments are complete as stages were reached. True armyworm has been reported in several areas including Dauphin, Swan Valley and The Pas. Some control has been required as numbers exceed threshold levels.
Canola is at various stages. While the most advanced canola is starting to pod, the latest seeded canola is quite behind at rosette stage. Adequate moisture would help significantly.
Field peas continue in the R2 and beginning R3 stages. Soybean is now into R1 stage and for the most part looks good. Some areas continue to see grasshopper activity increasing.
Provincial Overview
Crop development has been rapid. Rainfall amounts varied with storms moving through the Western and Central regions bringing heavy rain and hail in isolated areas. Fungicide application in spring wheat for fusarium head blight continues as conditions and staging allows. Canola fungicide application has also started as fields reach the correct stage for application. Fields are being accessed for disease risk potential and some producers are choosing to hold off spraying if disease pressure is low. Some in crop spraying for control of grasshoppers as well as spraying of field headlands has occurred. Water tables are surprisingly low for this time of year, and dugouts are approximately 30% full in the Eastern region and 70% in the Western region.