Nearly all major crops have finished combining, with 37 per cent of Manitoba’s sunflowers finished, plus 71 per cent of grain corn and small amounts of soybeans and potatoes left to do.

Manitoba Ag also reported most of the fall fertilizer applications have wrapped up. As well, the planting of winter wheat and fall rye benefitted from warm fall temperatures and sufficient soil moisture levels, giving a good start to the 2026 crop.

Yields above average

The report placed this year’s winter wheat yields at 50 to 90 bushels per acre and fall rye at 60 to 110 bu./ac. with some instances of fields hitting 135.

Yields for the spring cereals ranged from 50 to 90 bu./ac. for wheat, with good quality and protein levels of 13.5 to 14.5 per cent. Although some later planted spring cereals did not fare as well due to wet conditions. Oats reaped 80 to 120 bu./ac. with barley at 80 to 110.

Corn yields varied, depending on the amount of rain received. Areas with limited rainfall saw 90 to 120 bu./ac. while those areas with timely rain had 130 to 150.

Among the oilseeds, canola yields were 30 to 60 bu./ac., flax at 15 to 35 and soybeans at 30 to 50. Sunflower yields are above normal across most of the province, but below normal in the Interlake.

The pea harvest registered at 30 to 70 bu./ac.

As for forages, the late season precipitation helped to extend pasture grazing. While hay yields were average, forage quality varied due to wet conditions. That was also the case with corn silage yields but greenfeed and cereal sileage were near average.

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Manitoba crops were 93 per cent combined as of Oct. 13, six points more than the previous week, said the province’s weekly crop report released on Oct. 15. All regions saw at least 14 millimetres of precipitation while snow accumulated in parts of the northwest. The Pas received the most precipitation at 65.7 mm. Winds exceeding 60 kilometres per hour were also felt in most regions. Nevertheless, harvest progress in all regions ranged from 91 to 98 per cent.

The barley and oat harvests were 99 per cent complete, while canola and dry beans were 96 per cent finished. Soybeans were 90 per cent complete while potatoes were at 84 per cent. Silage corn and flax were at 77 and 76 per cent, respectively, while grain corn lagged at 42 per cent and sunflowers trailed all crops at 17 per cent.

Winter cereal planting is complete with most of them in the three-leaf stage. Spring wheat yields averaged 60 bushels per acre with some fields showing yields up to 90 bu./ac. Barley yields ranged from 65 to 110 bu./ac., while oats ranged from 110 to 130 bu./ac. However, wet harvest conditions have caused a loss of quality in spring cereals.

Canola yields averaged 45 bu./ac. in a range of 30 to 70 bu./ac. The field pea harvest yielded an average of 60 bu./ac. from a range of 30 to 75 bu./ac. The soybean harvest continued with yields between 30 to 55 bu./ac. Meanwhile, the sunflower harvest was delayed due to producers waiting for them to dry.

Producers with cereal silage and native/slough hay are fighting wet conditions to wrap up their harvests. Producers are also encouraged to use management practices to promote and maintain snow cover for insulating alfalfa crowns in the winter. Pastures are now dormant with livestock now feeding on stockpiled forages, crop residue and regrowth or supplemental feed.

Livestock operations have begun weaning, but rains caused muddy conditions in pastures and corrals. Most producers have acquired sufficient amounts of feed for the winter, while hay and straw bales were being moved to wintering areas. Manure was also being spread out onto fields.

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Isolated showers had minimal impact on harvesting operations as 78 per cent of the province’s crops are now off the ground, an 18-point increase from a week earlier. This was compared to the five-year average of 69.8 per cent and the 10-year average of 56.2 per cent.

The south region led the way at 84.3 per cent, followed by the northwest at 80.1 per cent, the Peace region at 77.6 per cent, the northeast at 76.8 per cent and the central region at 71.5 per cent.

The winter wheat, dry pea, fall rye and lentil harvests are complete, while durum was 92.3 per cent done. The spring wheat harvest was at 88.8 per cent, while the barley harvest was at 87.4 per cent, followed by mustard at 84.9 per cent and oats at 82.1 per cent. The chickpea harvest was 71.1 per cent complete, compared to the canola harvest at 55.9 per cent, the potato harvest at 52.5 per cent and flax at 35.4 per cent.

Average crop yields were 76.2 bushels per acre for oats, 72.6 for barley, 54.6 for spring wheat, 46.8 for dry peas and 42.1 for canola. Except for dry peas, all estimated yields increased from the previous week.

Surface soil moisture in Alberta was measured at 34.1 per cent poor, 40.8 per cent fair, 23.2 per cent good and 1.9 per cent excellent. The five-year average was 45 per cent good to excellent. Sub-surface soil moisture was at 28 per cent good to excellent, down three points from last week.

Provincial pasture growth was rated at 28 per cent good to excellent, down four points from the previous report. This was below the five-year average of 32 per cent.

Fall-seeded crops were rated 40 per cent good to excellent, below the five-year average of 57 per cent. Provincial dryland hay yields were estimated at 1.3 tons per acre for the first cut and one ton per acre for the second cut, indicating that current dryland hay yields are in line with long-term averages. Provincial irrigated hay yields were only reported for the South Region and were estimated at 2.5 tons per acre for the first cut and 2.3 tons per acre for the second cut.

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The province’s harvest was 68 per cent complete, Saskatchewan’s weekly crop report said on Sept. 25. This was compared to the five-year average of 83 per cent and the 10-year average of 72 per cent.

Harvest progress in the southwest led all regions at 80 per cent complete, followed by the southeast at 70 per cent, the northwest at 69 per cent, the west-central region at 65 per cent, the northeast at 61 per cent and the east-central region at 59 per cent.

While Saskatchewan’s winter wheat and fall rye harvest was finished, field peas were at 99 per cent completion and lentils were 96 per cent combined. Barley was at 86 per cent, durum at 78 per cent, spring wheat at 73 per cent and oats at 70 per cent. However, due to rains and high humidity, some yet-to-be-harvested cereal crops showed low quality and sprouting.

The mustard harvest was 62 per cent complete, followed by canola at 42 per cent, soybeans at 23 per cent and flax at 18 per cent.

The most rain fell in the Rhein area east of Yorkton at 44 millimetres during the week. Meanwhile, Carnduff and Blaine Lake saw 20 mm and the Calder area received 18 mm.

Cropland topsoil moisture was at two per cent surplus, 59 per cent adequate, 32 per cent short and seven per cent very short. Hayland topsoil conditions were three per cent surplus, 51 per cent adequate, 29 per cent short and 17 per cent very short. Pasture topsoil conditions were two per cent surplus, 40 per cent adequate, 36 per cent short and 22 per cent very short.

As for pastures, one per cent were in excellent condition, 31 per cent in good condition, 39 per cent in fair condition, 20 per cent in poor condition and nine per cent in very poor condition.

Most of the crop damage reported was caused by wind and dry conditions. There were also some reports of low-lying areas being lost to water accumulation. Waterfowl damage was more present this week as geese, cranes and other waterfowl moved across the province.

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The Manitoba harvest advanced six points at 56 per cent completed. Some of the progress was due to the start of the soybean and silage corn harvests. Soybean combining operations began in the central and eastern regions with three per cent finished. Meanwhile, the central and Interlake regions began taking silage corn off the ground, completing 12 per cent of the province’s harvest.

The spring wheat was 93 per cent complete, followed by barley at 89 per cent and oats at 84 per cent. Canola was 45 per cent combined.

While some areas received less than one millimetre of precipitation, Ethelbert in the northwest region saw 109.1 mm, which triggered a local state of emergency due to overland flooding and washed-out roads. All regions saw at least 37 mm during the week. Despite the rainfall, soil conditions were dry to very dry in large parts of the Interlake as well as in localized areas in other regions. Wet conditions were present in areas of the province’s other regions.

Spring wheat yields averaged 60 bu./ac. with some fields reported at 70 bu./ac. Oats yielded 110 to 130 bu./ac. and barley was at 65 to 110 bu./ac. Most corn was in the R5 (dent) stage.

Canola yields ranged from 26 to 60 bu./ac. with an average of 45. Flax was in the brown capsule stage and sunflowers ranged from the R8 to R9 growth stages with most being desiccated.

Dry beans were in the R7 and R8 growth stages and harvest has started in the earliest-seeded fields. Most soybeans were also in the R7 and R8 stages with much of their harvest to be completed in two weeks.

Moist and warm conditions aided fall grazing and pasture growth, but the rainfall has caused challenges in harvesting native hay and greenfeed. Manure spreading has started on some fields.

Producers have started weaning and marketing their calves, while cattle on pasture were in good condition despite some fly pressure. Pastures were in excellent condition with some producers in the Interlake and southwest supplementing out on pasture. Winter feed supplies were mixed across Manitoba as some producers look for more while others are selling surplus amounts.

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Rain delayed harvest progress throughout much of Manitoba, with Kane in the central region receiving the most at nearly 78 millimetres, while Poplarfield in the Interlake got four.

Harvest progress

The weekly provincial crop report said combining of winter wheat and fall rye is 100 per cent complete. The winter wheat yielded 50 to 80 bushels per acre and the fall rye ranged from 60 to 100.

Of the other reported crops being combined around the province:

• Field peas 99 per cent done, yielding 30 to 75 bu./ac.

• Spring wheat 79 per cent harvested, yielding 50 to more than 60 bu./ac.

• Barley 77 per cent finished, yielding 60 to 70 bu./ac.

• Oats 63 per cent complete, yielding 100 to 150 bu./ac.

• Canola 18 per cent finished, yielding 30 to 60 bu./ac.

Of those Manitoba crops yet to see their harvests get underway, the corn was in the R5 (dent) stage, flax reached the brown capsule stage, and the majority of sunflowers have finished flowering. Also, the dry beans are in the R8 to R9 growth stages and most soybeans are at R6 to R7.

Manitoba Ag reported spring wheat conditions have remained very firm at 80 to 90 per cent good to excellent, with fair ratings holding at 10 to 20 per cent.

Forages, pastures

With the recent frosts, producers are cautioned to watch for elevated levels of nitrates in greenfeed, crop silage still standing or in cereal regrowth.

Rainy cool weather slowed regrowth on pastures and hay lands with the frost delaying it even more. Cattle producers continued to make their way through their second cut of hay, with poor yields. Dairy producers were working on their third cut, with yields better than their second cut.

Pastures across Manitoba are reported to be in good shape with cattle remaining on them. However, rivers and dugout water levels are quite low.

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Only 10.8 per cent of Alberta’s crops have come off the ground, according to the province’s weekly crop report. By comparison, the five-year average at this time was 14.7 per cent.

Fall rye and winter wheat harvests are near complete at 91.2 and 88.3 per cent, respectively. Lentils were at 62.3 per cent completion while dry peas were at 49.6 per cent. Durum was at 19.7 per cent, followed by chickpeas (16.5 per cent), barley (11 per cent), mustard (10.4 per cent), spring wheat (6.3 per cent), oats (3.7 per cent), canola (0.4 per cent) and mixed grain (0.1 per cent).

Provincial crop conditions were rated at 65 per cent good to excellent, with the five-year average at 50 per cent. The central region had the highest proportion of all crops rated as good to excellent condition at 93 per cent, followed by the northwest at 70 per cent, the south at 65 per cent, the northeast at 61 per cent and the Peace region at 27 per cent.

Copious amounts of moisture throughout the summer significantly aided crop yields. Alberta’s five-year dryland yield index was 118.6, or 18.6 per cent higher yield than the five-year average. The central region fared the best at 144.5, while the Peace region was the worst at 94.5. Oats had the highest yields at 71.8 bushels per acre, followed by barley (69.1), spring wheat (50.6), dry peas (47) and canola (39.7).

Alberta surface soil moisture was rated at 56.6 per cent good to excellent provincewide, 13 points above the five-year average. The central region was in the best condition at 81.1 per cent, while the south region was in the worst condition at 44 per cent, down nine points from the previous week.

Provincial sub-surface was rated 54 per cent good to excellent, above the five-year average of 42 per cent. Regional sub-surface soil moisture ranged from 81 per cent for the central region to 37(+1) per cent for the northwest.

Alberta tame hay growth was rated at 44 per cent good to excellent. Regional ratings were from 77 per cent in the central region (32 points ahead of the five-year average) to 20 per cent in the northeast (down 18 points). With warm temperatures, second cut of dryland hay is ongoing with 21 per cent of second cut complete compared to the five-year average of 28 per cent for this week. Second cut yields were estimated at 1.3 tons per acre, ahead of the five-year average of one ton/ac.

Provincial pasture conditions were 54 per cent good to excellent, ranging from 84.7 per cent in the central region to 27.1 per cent in the northeast.

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Manitoba Agriculture reported both crops were about 52 per cent harvested, with the least in the southwest at 25 per cent and most in the central and eastern regions at 80 per cent. Early estimates placed yields for both crops at 40 to 90 bushels per acre, depending on how dry or moist a region was.

The spring wheat harvest reached six per cent finished, with the northwest at one per cent and the central and Interlake at 10 per cent. Yields so far were calculated at 45 to 75 bu./ac.

Wheat conditions by region had the Interlake at 90 per cent good to excellent, with the central, eastern and northwest at 80 per cent. The southwest was at 90 per cent good.

The barley harvest was pegged at eight per cent done ranging from five per cent in the Interlake and 20 per cent in the central. The oats were at four per cent combined, with the eastern and Interlake regions at five per cent in the bin and the central at 10 per cent.

As for the province’s corn, it’s in the R2 to R3 stages. Corn for silage was reported to be growing well in most areas.

The province’s field peas were 19 per cent combined, with the southwest at 10 per cent done and the central at 30 per cent. Yields were reported to be averaging 60 bu./ac. The fields not being combined were in the R6 to R7 stages with desiccation underway.

The canola harvest barely started with the central region at two per cent finished with preliminary yields of 45-55 bu./ac. No other region reported any combining of canola.

Among other oilseeds, flax was said to be filling bolls with some fields changing colour. Most sunflowers were in the R5 stage with full to late flower. Soybeans were in the R5 to R6 stages.

Recent rains have slowed some of the haying, but overall production was reported to be average. While some dairy farmers began a third cut of hay, cattle producers were struggling with a second cut.

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The province’s weekly crop report released on Aug. 7 said while crops have rapidly developed due to warm and dry conditions, isolated thunderstorms brought moisture to areas which could no longer help early seeded crops.

Old Wives in southcentral Saskatchewan received the most precipitation in the province at 132 mm, followed by Vanguard in the southwest at 119 mm and Cadillac, also in the southwest, at 95 mm.

Despite the rains, topsoil moisture levels for cropland areas were five per cent surplus, 54 per cent adequate, 33 per cent short and eight per cent very short. Hayland topsoil moisture was four per cent surplus, 48 per cent adequate, 37 per cent short and 11 per cent very short. Pasture topsoil moisture was four per cent surplus, 52 per cent adequate, 32 per cent short and 12 per cent very short.

Crops in areas that have received sufficient rain so far this year were generally at normal stages of development while moisture-stressed crops were typically ahead of normal growth stages. As a result, harvest progress across Saskatchewan was at one per cent with most operations in the southwest. The province’s winter wheat crop was 13 per cent harvested, followed by seven per cent of fall rye. One per cent of lentils and peas were also combined. Most producers were servicing equipment, hauling grain and cleaning bins to prepare for harvest.

Fall cereals were the most developed with 97 per cent developing normally or ahead of schedule. Pulse crops were at 94 per cent, spring cereals were at 92 per cent, annual forage was at 91 per cent, perennial forage was at 90 per cent and oilseeds were at 87 per cent.

Pasture conditions varied due to the wide range of moisture across the province. Six per cent of pastures were in excellent condition, 36 per cent were good, 32 per cent were fair, 19 per cent were poor and eight per cent were in very poor condition.

Minor crop damage was reported in areas experiencing hot temperatures paired with dry conditions. There were also reports of grasshoppers, wind and wildlife causing minor crop damage in certain areas.

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Most areas received no precipitation whatsoever while the wettest place in Manitoba was Sprague in the eastern region at 19.8 millimetres. The Interlake region was especially dry as Moosehorn saw the most rainfall inside the region at 0.8 mm.

Most of the southwest, central and eastern regions have accumulated more than 100 mm this growing season. The northwest and Interlake regions have large areas of accumulations below 50 per cent of normal. Only Sinclair in the southwest region has seen more than 100 per cent of its typical rainfall amount since the start of May at 106 per cent (206 mm).

Despite the dryness, spring wheat was rated 85 per cent good to excellent in the Interlake with all other regions reporting at 80 per cent. The earliest seeded spring wheat was in the hard stage of development, while most barley and oat fields were in the soft to hard stages. Most winter wheat and fall rye were in desiccation timing, while most corn fields ranged from R1 to the blister stage.

The earliest seeded canola was fully podded and 30 per cent were showing seed colour change. Late seeded canola has only finished flowering. Flax was in late-stage flowering with the earliest seeded fields showing bolls turning colour. Sunflowers were in the R3 to R5 (flowering) stages.

Most field peas were in the ripening stage and approaching desiccation. Soybeans ranged from the R2 and R3 stages in the late-seeded crop to R4 with full pods in the early seeded crop.

Hay yields were below average across most of Manitoba due to dry and warm conditions. A second cut for beef herds is not expected and most dairy producers have completed their low-yielding second cut. However, in areas with more rainfall than most, growers will monitor the fields to see if a second cut is warranted. Cereal silage was ongoing with average to below-average yields, while corn intended for silage was tasseling.

Limited moisture has caused producers to haul water to dugouts due to low levels or quality. Many pastures have seen limited regrowth due to the lack of moisture while others were browning off or were affected by grasshoppers. Producers in the Interlake, near Swan River and in the eastern region were supplementing feed out on pasture, while others are grazing hay fields.

Cattle on pasture are in good condition overall, although fly pressure remains a concern and some cattle have acquired foot rot and pneumonia. Many producers are preparing to start feeding earlier than usual in the fall and lining up alternative feeds in the winter.

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