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Cereal Harvest Underway

Manitoba's cereal harvest is underway.

Mallorie Lewarne is an agronomy extension specialist with the Manitoba Crop Alliance.

"I would say winter wheat harvest is in full swing, it's a little bit early for any yield reports yet, so hopefully we hear more on that by early next week," she said. "As far as spring wheat and barley, I believe harvest has begun in the south central area of the province, in those early planted fields. I don't have any yield estimates to report yet, just that yield is highly variable within individual fields. I have heard a few reports of producers that won't be able to swath their cereals as there isn't enough straw to hold up the swath."

Lewarne says cereal harvest is starting early this year due to the hot, dry conditions.

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Alberta has just 150 commercial beekeepers running 300,000 colonies, and together they produce 40% of Canada’s honey. Long summer days and golden canola fields give Alberta honey a light flavour that’s hard to match anywhere else.

Molenkamp calls Alberta beekeepers some of the most resilient farmers he knows. There’s plenty of Alberta honey to go around, but a lot on our shelves isn’t from here, so his ask is simple. Give the label a second look and choose honey made by Alberta beekeepers, or buy straight from a beekeeper near you.