The Weekly Manitoba Crop Report logged a lot of progress, thanks to some hot, dry conditions.
It was one of the dryer weeks seen this year, with several locations across Agro-Manitoba seeing no rain at all, and the most being logged at The Pas with 7.6mm.
We can see how these conditions affected the harvest progress:
Spring Cereals leaped ahead as, 95% of wheat, and 98% of barley and oats were estimated as complete. Some more accurate assessments of yield have come in too.
Spring wheat yield estimates range from 40 to 95 bu/acre, with averages estimated at 70 bu/acre and Protein ranging from 10 to 15%.
Oat yield estimates range from 110 to 180 bu/acre, and Barley yield estimates range from 80 to 120 bu/acre.
Corn also developed rapidly, with the heat, and some harvest of corn has begun in parts of the eastern region.
Prominent oil seed progress was also made, with Flax starting the harvest. The current yeild estimates are betwee 20-25 bu/acre.
Canola yields range from 25 to 65 bu/acre, with averages ranging from 30 to 45 bu/acre.
Pulses and Soybeans have some more solid numbers for yield reports, with dry beans averaging 1700-2000lbs/acre, and Soybeans averaging 45bu/acre.
In forages and livestock, things are looking fairly good.
Straw baling is nearly finished, and the harvest of tame and native hayfield is wraping up.
Corn Silage has also begun in the northwest, and sits between 50 - 75% across the province.
Patures and dugouts are in solid standing, as the excess moisture this year led to strong pasture growth.
Some operations are beginning to bring cattle in for weaning and fall marketing of calves.
Closer to home in the Northwest, that stretch of high temperatures allowed for good harvest progress.
Daytime highs reached the upper 20’s and low 30’s, and The Pas station received the highest precipitation this week at 7.6 mm.
Heavy dews in the morning continue to narrow the harvest window at this time of year.
Extreme winds and wind gusts across the region on Monday were a challenge and caused canola swaths to blow. The highest wind gusts were recorded at Keld station at 86 km/hr.
Spring wheat harvest continues across the region and is approximately 90% complete. Lodged fields have made some slow progress in some fields, but the average reported yield so far is approximately 65 to 70 bu/acre. with some fields averaging less at 40-50 bu/acre and some going 80 bu/acre plus.
Canola harvest is approximately 65% complete across the region. Progress is more advanced in Swan Valley and The Pas while Dauphin/Ste. Rose continues to be behind due to many challenges this spring.
Swathing and desiccation are mostly wrapped up. Reported yields have been quite varied based on crop conditions throughout the season as well as disease pressure but are generally lower than average. Average yields so far have been approximately 30-40 bu/acre.
Soybean crops are in the R7 to R8 stage and looking good. Soybean harvest has begun in the Swan Valley area and is expected to begin soon in the rest of the region.
Seeding of winter wheat and fall rye is complete. Earliest-seeded crops have emerged and look good with recent moisture and warm temperatures.
Strong harvest efforts and optimal conditions are making quick work of this year's harvest, but there is still much to do before it's all over.
But for now, Here's wishing you a safe, speedy harvest, and minimal complications.
