Reading Time: 2 minutes Combining in Manitoba advanced 11 points during the week ended Sept. 9, which brought the harvest to 40 per cent complete provincewide, Manitoba Agriculture reported.
Manitoba farmers focused on harvesting
Conservatives call for approval of emergency strychnine use
Poison used for pest populations of gophers was phased out over the first half of the 2020s.
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal Conservatives called for the government to authorize emergency use of the poison strychnine against infestations of gophers.
Manitoba harvest sees winter crops pass halfway point
Combining of spring crops getting started
Reading Time: 2 minutes Harvest operations in Manitoba pressed ahead during the week ended Aug. 18, with fall rye and winter wheat leading the way.
Rain aids some Saskatchewan crops
Soil moisture largely adequate
Reading Time: 2 minutes There was some relief for crops in Saskatchewan following sporadic showers. The provincial agriculture department said farmers are hoping for more rain to aid head and pod filling, but the weekly crop report for the week ended July 28 noted that more moisture wouldn’t help the yields for more advanced crops.
Rain brings relief to parts of Alberta
Some regions improve, other slip back
Reading Time: 2 minutes Major crops throughout Alberta remained relatively steady during the week ended July 22. The provincial agriculture department rated the crops at 65 per cent good to excellent, a dip of one point from the previous week.
Manitoba crops still in good shape
Rain ranges from nothing to 41 mm
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba cereals, oilseeds and pulses continue to develop nicely, the province’s latest crop report said.
Manitoba Crop Report: More scattered rains across the province
Crops advance in their development in dry, wet conditions
Reading Time: 2 minutes More scattered showers across Manitoba helped crops advance in their development during the week ended July 13, 2025.
Dryness poised to threaten Saskatchewan crops
Growing conditions vary across province
Reading Time: 2 minutes Crops in Saskatchewan are developing in opposite directions, the province’s latest crop report said. Growing conditions in the province vary, with some areas receiving enough rain while other locations are experiencing crop stress due to hot, dry conditions.
Alberta crop ratings nudge up
But ground drier
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta saw its overall crop rating improve, but its surface soil became drier, the province’s latest crop report said.
Manitoba crops advancing nicely despite below normal moisture
About 50 to 70 per cent of normal precipitation
Reading Time: 2 minutes Crops in Manitoba continue to develop at a good pace despite a lack of rainfall in some parts of the province, reported Manitoba Agriculture on July 2.
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