Northwest Region Crop Report Prepared by: Manitoba Agriculture
August 20, 2018 |

Northwest Region
Harvest has begun in the reqion, except for in The Pas. Good harvest conditions this week, with some cooler nighttime temperatures and no rainfall. Very dry conditions continue in the Ste. Rose area.

Pre-harvest treatments on spring wheat continued last week in the Swan Valley area, with some fields harvested. Many spring wheat fields in the Ste. Rose, Dauphin and Roblin areas were harvested over the weekend – no word of yield or fusarium issues as of yet.

Field peas are approximately 95% harvested, with no yield reports. Late seeded peas expected to be harvested this week.

Canola swathing started, with the exception of The Pas, where canola is just starting to turn color.

Soybeans are mostly at the R5 to R7 stages. Flax in the Roblin area is approximately 60% ripe.

Second cut hay harvest continues in areas that received sufficient precipitation. Roughly, 50% of alfalfa stands around Dauphin and Ste. Rose will not be harvested, due to minimal regrowth. Hay is being cut in low-lying areas. Cereal silage harvest continues with yields reported as average to above average.

Pastures in the Dauphin and Ste. Rose areas are in poor condition and dugouts levels estimated at 40 to 50% full. Pasture conditions rated fair to good for Roblin and Swan River and dugout levels estimated at 80 to 100% full.