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Manitoba Crop Report

Manitoba Agriculture says harvest completion across all regions of the province has reached the halfway mark.

Soil moisture has rapidly improved in nearly all areas of Manitoba, with the top 30cm of soil showing conditions as optimal to wet, based on field capacity.

Canola regrowth has become a harvest issue in a number of fields.

Limited fall tillage has begun. Many producers are waiting to conserve moisture and target maximum volunteer regrowth, instead of tilling twice, or are choosing to do a burnoff instead.

Substantial rains have meant that hay and pastureland has now greened up, and livestock producers are intensively managing regrowth areas to support fall grazing.

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