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Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report

Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report
 
  • Harvest continues across the province with good progress being made in cereal crops and canola.
     
  • Flax, soybeans, and edible beans are starting to be harvested. 
     
  • Yield reports to date: barley 75-120 bu/acre, oat 90-190 bu/acre, spring wheat 55-100 bu/acre, field pea 50-90 bu/acre, canola 40-65 bu/acre, flax 35-45 bu/acre, pinto bean 1800-2000 lb/acre, cranberry bean 2000 lb/acre.
     
  • Fall field work, including tillage, baling of straw, soil testing, and ditching is on-going.
     
  • Dry conditions continue for much of the province.  
 
Source : Manitoba Agriculture

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