The latest Manitoba crop report suggests 96 percent of spring seeding is complete, province-wide.
Northwest
Challenges continue across the region while high water levels recede and fields that were inundated attempt to dry up. Areas that missed the recent precipitation events and overland flooding continue to advance. There was a small amount of seeding progress through the week where conditions allowed. The entire region received precipitation this week with the Rorketon station recording highest accumulated amount of 54.4mm. Amaranth station received the least amount at 7.4mm. Temperatures varied for the week with a mix of warm and cool days. Highest daytime temperature was at The Pas station recording 29 degrees. Overnight temperatures cooled off, with Inglis station recording an overnight low of 1.6 degrees. Areas that were hardest hit in the Swan Valley, including Minitonas continue to recover and assess damage where possible. Fields that were inundated for several days have receded leaving behind varying damage. Physical damage to fields including erosion, deposition of silt, cuts, washouts and movement of soil, while some fields show symptoms of crop damage including excess moisture stress. Across the entire region, areas that have received continuous precipitation are under saturated conditions and are seeing symptoms of excess moisture as well. Saturated conditions will also pose challenges to complete seeding and/or reseed on time. Seeding progress will depend on access to fields. Excess moisture and high winds, as well as road washouts/infrastructure damage have created challenges for timely herbicide applications. Field pea seeding is complete and where conditions are good, crops are advancing nicely. Stages range from seedling to V5. Spring wheat seeding is approximately 85-90% complete. Crop stages range from seedling to pre-tiller. Canola seeding is approximately 75% complete across the region. Stages range from emergence to 4 leaf. Herbicide applications have occurred where conditions and stages allow. Soybean seeding is complete. Soybeans are at approximately unifoliate to first trifoliate stage.
Southwest
Cool temperatures and windy conditions persisted throughout the week. A major wind event, associated with a severe storm threat last week, brought only limited amount of rain to the area but produced wind gusts of up to 120 km/hr. Crops, particularly corn and cereals, are showing signs of wind stress. Rainfall amounts have been highly variable across the region, with northern areas receiving more precipitation. There were also reports of minor hail damage in emerged soybean fields near Reston. Overall, crops are recovering from last week's heavy rains. Some crusting issues were reported in canola fields, and standing water remains in low-lying areas. Seeding complete across the region. Most crops have emerged, although some of the latest-seeded crops are showing stress from recent rainfall. To date, there have been very few reports of crop reseeding due to recent weather events. Winter wheat and fall rye are at the flag leaf stage, with some fall rye fields beginning to head. Most crops are progressing well, although some fields contain patches of winterkill. Spring cereals are at the tillering stage. Corn is at the V3–V4 stage, with some fields showing signs of sulfur deficiency, likely due to cool soil conditions and limited fertilizer availability. Most canola crops have emerged, while later-seeded fields are just beginning to come up. No major issues have been reported aside from recent rainfall events that caused water pooling, crusting, and some soil compaction in certain fields. Minor hail damage has been reported, but most canola crops are expected to recover due to their early growth stage. Sunflowers are at the V2 -V4 stage. Soybeans range from the emergence stage to V1. No significant insect issues have been reported. Peas are approximately 8 inches tall and have progressed beyond the five-node stage.
