Manitoba Agriculture
Crop Report
August 20, 2024
Northwest Region
Warm temperatures with scattered showers across most of the region mid-week. Grandview received the most precipitation at 42 mm. Temperatures were in mid to high 20’s with Birch River station recording highest daytime temperature of 29.3 degrees. Lowest overnight temperature was at Ruthenia station at 6.8 degrees.
Harvest has begun on winter wheat and fall rye crops. Yield estimates are not available at this time.
Most field peas are in the R6-R7 stage, with a few later fields in the R5 stage. Earliest fields have been harvested with the remainder being desiccated and awaiting the appropriate pre-harvest interval and dry down. Crop desiccation will continue as proper stages are reached.
Most spring wheat in dough development stage with earliest seeded fields moving towards maturity. Later seeded fields continue to catch up. Pre-harvest glyphosate is occurring as stages are reached. A small start to spring wheat harvest so far.
Majority of canola crop has completed flowering and continues in pod development and maturity. A small start to swathing/desiccation has begun on earliest maturing fields.
Soybean crops are in the R4-R5 stage and are looking good. Recent heat has helped advance the crops quickly. Recent rain has helped with pod fill.
Provincial Overview
Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. Over the past week harvest has started in canola. Yield reports are preliminary at this stage but range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat. Pre-harvest herbicide applications and swathing in spring cereals and canola continue as stages are reached. The latest spring wheat is in the soft dough stage, and the latest canola ranges from flowering to pod fill. Corn fields range from silking to milk stage, with the latest fields at tasseling. The earliest sunflowers have completed flowering and are in the R6 (seed development) stage. Most flax is in the brown capsule stage. Soybeans range from the R4 (full pod) to R6 (full seed) stage.