Flax Yields Vary According To Soil Moisture

Oct 26, 2017

The 2017 flax harvest is wrapping up across the Prairies.

Rachel Evans, extension agronomist with the Flax Council of Canada, says yields numbers will depend on soil moisture conditions.

"It's going to be really reflective of the soil moisture conditions and so the parts of the Prairies that made out OK in terms of moisture, I think they're around our typical yields and then in those parts of the Prairies that didn't get the moisture, well those yields have drastically been decreased."

She expects the crop quality will be better than last year, which was a difficult year for many flax growers.

Evans adds Manitoba farmers saw lower disease pressure this year, however there were still some incidents of pasmo found out in the fields.

Source : Steinbachonline

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