Glacier FarmMedia — Crops in Manitoba continued to hold up quite well, but the provincial agriculture department reported some variation in the spring wheat over the week ended July 29.
The spring wheat changed the most in the Interlake region, with the crop at 70 per cent good to excellent, down 20 points, while the fair to poor added that amount at 30 per cent.
Eastern Manitoba saw its spring wheat give up 10 points at 80 per cent good to excellent, while the fair to poor rating rose by 10 at 20 per cent.
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Spring wheat in the central region climbed 10 points to 80 per cent good to excellent, switching from fair to poor now at 20 per cent.
Ratings for spring wheat in the southwest and northwest were unchanged at 85 per cent good to excellent and 15 per cent fair to poor.
The crop report said the earliest seeded spring wheat in Manitoba was in the late dough stage, with the winter wheat and fall rye in seed colour change. The barley and oats were in the grain fill stage and the corn ranged from V8 to tasseling.
As for the province’s canola, the extended planting period has led to the earliest seeded being fully podded to that going in late at mid-flowering. The flax ranged from late-stage flowering to bolls.
The sunflowers were R2 to R5, the soybeans were R1 to R3 and the field peas were largely filling pods.
Rain across most of the province was welcomed, with greatest amounts in the central and east regions. However, the Deloraine area in the southwest recorded the heaviest rainfall at about 61 millimetres.
Since May 1, the southwest has received 40 to 106 per cent of its normal precipitation, with the central at 37 to 92 per cent, the northwest at 31 to 83 per cent, and the east at 43 to 72 per cent. The Interlake remained the driest at 26 to 56 per cent.
The crop report said pastures were improving in the areas that got rain, but conditions still varied from location to location. Water levels in numerous dugouts were sufficient but on the low side.
The rain led to some haying being delayed. Dairy producers have largely wrapped up their second cut of hay, but beef producers aren’t expected to get a second cut.
