The latest Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report highlights how warm temperatures in the Northwest region have continued to help advance crop, despite some standing water still remaining in low-lying areas.
Areas that have been under excess moisture still show symptoms of stress. Damage assessment and infrastructure repair continue across the region, and field access is still a challenge in some areas with washouts.
Herbicide and fungicide applications continue where necessary stages have been reached, though there are still challenges with timely applications, because of excess moisture, high temperatures, and high winds.
Fall rye and winter wheat are looking mostly good in the Northwest, with most crops in the milk stage. Though, there are some report of true armyworm in some fields. Crop stages still range in spring cereals, from tillering stage to most advanced crops in early milk stage. Areas under continuous excess moisture still show signs of stress.
Field peas are now into the R2-R3 stage. Areas that have been constantly wet still show signs of excess moisture, though fields that did not experience excess moisture are looking good.
Canola fields range in stages, from rosette stage to the earliest fields nearing flower completion. While some crops appear healthy, fields under excess moisture are thin and starting to stress bolt. Soybean crops continue to develop well across the region, in large part because of warm temperatures. Most crops are in the R1 stage, with the remainder closely behind.
