Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – Harvesting in Manitoba reached 40 per cent complete according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department on Sept. 10.
The central region was furthest along a 51 per cent finished, followed by the eastern region at 47 per cent done, the southwest at 38 per cent, the Interlake at 34 per cent and the northwest at 25 per cent.
Rainfall of zero to nearly 16 millimeters didn’t hamper field operations throughout most of Manitoba, with the most precipitation coming in areas of the northwest and Interlake. Daytime temperatures across the province pushed into the low to mid 30 degrees Celsius while overnight lows were from two to 10 C.
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Combining of spring cereals provincewide was approaching or near the three-quarters done mark with barley at 76 per cent harvested, with oats at 73 per cent and spring wheat at 68 per cent. The report said barley is yielding 90 to 115 bushels per acre, with oats at 80 to 180, and wheat at 60 to 90. Meanwhile, Manitoba’s corn was at the denting stage.
The spring wheat was downgraded due to fusarium head blight and bleaching. However, the ag department rated the crop at 80 per cent good to excellent in the central and northwest regions, 70 per cent in the east and Interlake, while the southwest was at 65 per cent.
Of the fall cereals, the fall rye and winter wheat were listed at 99 per cent finished, with small amounts left to harvest in the northwest and Interlake. Yields for both crops ranged from 40 to 110 bu./ac. depending on the region.
Among the oilseeds, the canola harvest reached 28 per cent complete provincewide, ranging from 15 per cent done in the northwest to 45 per cent in the central region. Yields were reported to be 22 to 55 bu./ac. The other oilseeds were getting closer to combining, with the flax at stage 12 and the sunflowers at the R7 to R8 stages, and the soybeans at R6 to R7.
The field pea harvest was almost finished with Manitoba Ag listing it at 98 per cent done with yields of 30 to 65 bu./ac. The combining of dry beans was just getting underway with no notable amounts to be reported.
The report said dairy farmers in the east were into their third cut of hay, while beef producers continued with their second cut. Overall forage and pasture growth has improved from a year ago.
