Manitoba Agriculture
Seasonal Crop Summary
July 14, 2026
Northwest Region
Warm temperatures throughout the week and hot temperatures on the weekend allowed the Northwest region to start drying up. Where excess water was an issue, some standing water has receded and high temperatures created crusting. Some crops that were appearing stressed due to excess moisture have grown out of visible symptoms, while some crops remain stressed by excess moisture.
Damage from flooding continues to be assessed as the events were widespread. Infrastructure damages continue to be repaired and access to certain areas continues to be a challenge.
Herbicide applications continue where appropriate stages are reached. There are challenges with timely applications due to excess moisture, high winds and high temperatures. The wide range in crop stages will stretch out herbicide and fungicide applications.
Fall rye and winter wheat are headed out and continue towards flowering stage. Anthesis is mostly complete in fall rye and winter wheat. Spring cereals continue to have a wide range of crop stages, from tillering to heading.
Field peas are in the R1 stage. Areas that have been continuously wet continue to show signs of moisture stress.
Canola fields range in stage from 4 leaf to full flower. While some crops look healthy, some fields under excess moisture are thin and starting to stress bolt.
The most advanced soybean crops are in the R1 stage, with the remainder of the crop close behind. Recent warm temperatures have helped with soybean development.
Weather Report
Variable precipitation occurred over the past 7 days across agro-Manitoba.
Once again, rains and isolated thunderstorms brought hail, strong winds, and intense rain through parts of the province. Large hail was observed in areas of the Southwest. The largest accumulations occurred in the Southwest near Ninette, Wawanesa, and Shilo, as well as the Central region around Austin and Bagot. Weekly accumulations ranged from 0 (Keld) to 79 mm (Bagot).
Climate normals for total accumulated precipitation from May 1 to July 12 range from 149 mm to 232 mm and are based on 30-year historical data.
Since May 1, areas of the Northwest and Interlake regions have accumulated 220 mm of precipitation. Frequent precipitation events have brought seasonal accumulations well above normal for the entire Northwest and most of the Interlake. Areas of the Central and Southwest region also have above-normal accumulation. Areas of the Northwest have accumulated more than 200% of normal precipitation. A few localized areas of the Southwest, Central, and Eastern regions have seen accumulations under 80% of the 30-year average.
Total Accumulation of Growing Degree Days shows the accumulated growing degree days (GDD) for the period of May 1 – July 12, 2026. GDD
accumulations ranged between 595 and 857 GDD so far this growing season. Most of Southern Manitoba has accumulated more than 730 GDD.