Northwest Region Crop Report Prepared by: Manitoba Agriculture
September 11, 2017 |

Northwest Region

Warm weather this past week with no rainfall allowed for good harvest progress throughout the region. There were no reports of frost this week. Crops are generally in good to excellent condition with the exception of areas suffering from extremes of moisture where crops are in fair to poor condition.
Spring wheat harvest is mostly finished in the Roblin area, with about 75% complete around Swan River, and 70 to 80% complete in the Dauphin and Ste. Rose areas. Yields are reported to be 75 to 80 bu/acre around Roblin and 60 to 90bu/acre around Swan River.

Approximately 50% of canola fields have been harvested around Swan River, 75% around Roblin, and 50 to 80% of canola combined in the McCreary, Dauphin, and Ste. Rose areas. Yields are reported to be 50 bu/acre around Swan River, and 50 to 60 bu/acre around Roblin.

Soybeans and fababeans are approaching maturity with generally all fields still standing. Pea yields range from 60 to 80 bu/acre in the Roblin and Swan River areas. The flax crop is 50 to 75% ripe with the remainder in the boll stage. Combining of winter wheat and fall rye is complete.

Tame haying season is complete with the exception of second cut alfalfa that will be cut after a killing frost. There are reports of light frosts around Rorketon showing effects on alfalfa fields. Native hay harvest is wrapping up with lots of bulk as producers are haying areas that were unreachable in previous years. Native hay harvest has been earlier, but quality may still be questionable due to increased unpalatable species content from previous year’s excess moisture. Corn silage fields are in the milk to early dent stage.