Manitoba Agriculture
Crop Report
Aug 27, 2024
Northwest Region
High temperatures for the week, with unsettled weather over the weekend. Intense thunderstorms on Saturday brought heavy rains and strong winds to most of the region. There are reports of crop lodging and localized hail, with damage unknown at this time. Highest accumulated precipitation for the week was at Minitonas station with 77.8 mm and lowest precipitation was at Birch River station with 1.6 mm. Highest temperature was at Ashville station at 31.7°C and lowest recorded overnight temperature was at Birch River station at 9.7°C.
Winter wheat and fall rye are being harvested and approximately 60% complete. Spring wheat is advancing towards maturity. Later seeded fields continue to catch up. Pre-harvest glyphosate is occurring as stages are reached. Harvest is just starting to come along as fields reach maturity.
Most field peas are in the R7 stage and desiccated and now await the appropriate preharvest interval and moisture dry down for harvest. Field pea harvest is approximately 40% complete. Average yields are 50-55 bu/acre.
Canola fields continue to advance towards maturity. Swathing and desiccation started last week on earliest maturing fields. Desiccation continues as stages are reached. Flea beetles have increased again.
Soybean crops are in R5 to R6 stage and looking good. Recent heat has helped advance the crops quickly. Recent rain will have helped pod fill.
Provincial Overview
Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. A limited number of canola fields have been harvested, mostly in the Central and Eastern regions. Yield reports range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat, 25-90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80-180 bu/acre in oat, and 90-115 bu/acre in barley. Reported pea yields range from 30-65 bu/acre. Corn fields range from silking to milk stage, with the earliest fields in the dough stage. The earliest sunflowers have completed flowering and are in the R7 stage. Most flax is in the brown capsule
stage, with the most advanced flax in the seed ripe stage. The majority of soybeans range from the R5 to R6 stage.