Farmers are winding down their seeding operations in Manitoba
Cereal Specialist Anne Kirk put together this week's crop report and says provincially 95 per cent of the crop is now in the ground.
Cereals:
- Winter wheat and fall rye growth is good, with winter wheat at flag leaf to boot stage and fall rye in boot to head emergence.
- Spring wheat seeding complete, with the earliest seeded fields at the 4 to 5 leaf stage with tillering underway.
- Oats and barley are sitting at 97% seeded across the province, and earlier seeded fields are at the 2 to 3 leaf stage.
- Grain and silage corn seeding is complete, with most fields at V1 to V2.
Oilseeds:
- Canola seeding is 90% complete across the province, and emerged crops range from cotyledon to 5 leaf stage.
- Flax is approximately 75% seeded, and sunflowers are at 98% seeded.
Pulses and Soybeans:
- Field pea seeding is complete across the province, and most fields are at the 2 to 5 node stage.
- Soybeans are at 93% seeded across the province.
- Dry beans are 90% seeded.
There has been some reseeding of canola this past week, which could be due to emergence issues, soil crusting, flea beetles, or dry soil conditions.
Overall, emergence is looking fairly good with a wide range of crop development.
Kirk says with seeding wrapping up, farmers are looking for some decent moisture.
The full crop report is available here.