Manitoba Agriculture
Seasonal Crop Summary
May 26, 2026
Northwest Region
A mixed week of weather allowed for some seeding progress and spring field operations to move ahead. However, pockets of the region remain too wet to start, and progress has been delayed by frequent precipitation events.
Spring wheat seeding is underway across most of the region. The earliest seeded wheat has started to emerge, while other fields are experiencing prolonged emergence due to cool soils. Overall, spring wheat seeding is approximately 30% complete.
Field pea seeding is also underway, facing similar challenges as spring wheat. Seeding is approximately 40% complete across the region, with a few of the earliest seeded fields beginning to emerge.
There has been a slow start to canola seeding in most areas of the Northwest region, as some producers are holding off to prioritize soybean seeding to accommodate the upcoming seeding deadline. Canola seeding is approximately 5% complete. Soybean seeding is approximately 5% complete across the region.
Winter wheat and fall rye are in mostly good condition, although some winterkill has been reported recently.
Recent warmer conditions have encouraged weed growth. Herbicide applications are beginning to get underway as temperatures improve, although wet conditions may pose additional challenges.
Weather Report
Precipitation was variable throughout agro-Manitoba over the past seven days as rains moved through the province. The Interlake and Northwest
regions had the highest accumulations over the week ranging 0.6 to 46.4 mm.
Total Accumulation of Growing Degree Days shows the accumulated growing degree days (GDD) for the period of May 1 – May 24, 2026. GDD
accumulations ranged between 52 and 127 GDD so far this growing season. Warming temperatures this past week contributed to increasing GDD.
To find interactive soil temperature/moisture and air temperature information see Agri-Maps Current Weather viewer.