Crop Report Prepared by: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives GO Teams & Crops Knowledge Centre August 29, 2011 |

Northwest Region
Hot, dry weather conditions were general across the Northwest Region. Some areas experienced strong winds and scattered light showers.

The warm weather has allowed crop development and early harvest operations to advance quickly. Winter wheat harvest is complete with yields from 40 to 65 bushels/acre. Straw has been baled and many fields have been tilled. Spring wheat is 25 to 40% swathed and from 5 to 25% combined. Initial wheat yields range from 40 to 65 bushels/acre with very good quality and low levels of fusarium damaged kernels. Proteins over 13.5% are reported in the Swan River area. Swathing of oats and barley has also begun and only a few fields have been combined.

Canola is 20 to 60% swathed with less than 5% combined. Early reported canola yields vary from 25 to 40 bushels/acre and have been of average quality. High wind has moved some canola swaths; however, damage has not been very significant in most cases. Soybean fields in the Dauphin area are at R5-R6 stage, while earlier seeded fields planted around Ste. Rose are into R7 staging.