Manitoba Agriculture
Seasonal Crop Summary
June 2, 2026
Northwest Region
Hot, drying conditions allowed for good progress across the region this week in all crops. Some areas still remain too wet to seed. There were several days with temperatures in the mid to high 30’s and the lowest overnight temperature was recorded at The Pas station at 4.2 degrees. There was very little precipitation across the region, with the Alonsa station recording 1.9mm.
Seeding progress was mixed with the focus on soybean seeding to target the approaching MASC deadlines.
Spring wheat seeding continues in most of the region. Some of the earliest seeded wheat has emerged and is in 2 leaf stage. Overall spring wheat seeding is approximately 55% complete.
Field pea seeding is also underway. Seeding is approximately 90% complete across the region, with a few of the earliest seeded fields emerged.
Canola seeding is underway while more of the focus has been the soybean crop. Canola seeding is approximately 25% complete. Soybean seeding is approximately 90% complete across the region, with some prioritizing their acres to fit the approaching seeding deadline. Some of the first seeded soybeans have started to emerge.
Winter wheat and fall rye are in mostly good condition, with some winterkill reported recently.
Weather Report
Precipitation was variable throughout agro-Manitoba over the past seven days. Many areas received only small amounts of rain. Isolated rain
events brought higher accumulations to the East, parts of the Interlake, and parts of the Southwest regions. Teulon had the highest accumulation
over the week with 14.5 mm.
Total Accumulation of Growing Degree Days shows the accumulated growing degree days (GDD) for the period of May 1 – May 31, 2026. GDD
accumulations ranged between 160 and 253 GDD so far this growing season. Warmer than normal temperatures this past week contributed to a
significant increase in GDD.
To find interactive soil temperature/moisture and air temperature information see Agri-Maps Current Weather viewer