Manitoba Crop Report

Aug 18, 2021

Manitoba Agriculture says harvest completion across all regions of the province has reached 21%, ahead of the 4-year average of 14% for the third week of August.

Crops rated good constitute 44% of the total acreage, down 1% from last week.

Cooler conditions helped some crops recover slightly at the beginning of the week, but soil moisture from last week’s rain was immediately used up during the extreme heat over the weekend and into Monday.

Cereal harvest is rapidly progressing; nearing 40% complete for spring wheat, with barley and oats slightly ahead.

The Interlake region is the furthest in harvest completion, at 37% done, followed by the Central (33%), and Eastern (27%) regions. The Southwest region sits at 14% harvest completion, while the Northwest is at 8% done.

Canola crops are facing some of the poorest growing conditions in the past decade or more. Farmers are expecting average yields to drop to 10-year lows due to continued environmental and insect stresses.

Producers continue to make greenfeed and determine end use for damaged and drought-affected grain crops.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.