Glacier FarmMedia—Crop development in Manitoba continued while isolated rains fell over the province during the week ended June 23.
Fall rye stands were in the soft dough stage, while winter wheat heads have fully emerged and flowered as fungicide applications were completed. Winter cereal crop conditions were rated as good. Meanwhile, oats and spring wheat were at three leaves to stem elongation and barley was at three leaves to awns emerging. In the Central region, some cereals were in the flag leaf stage while some barley and spring wheat were heading out. Corn was in the V4 to V6 growth stages.
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Canola growth stages ranged from rosette to bolting, with the earliest fields in the Central region already began flowering. Cotyledon and rosette/cabbaging stages were reported in canola fields in the Interlake and Eastern regions. Sunflowers were in the V6 to V8 growth stages while flax were in growth stages four and five.
Some field peas flowered in the Central region while those in the rest of the province were in the eight- to 10-node stages. Cotyledon to second trifoliate growth stages were reported in soybeans, whose development was delayed due to wet weather and cooler temperatures. Dry beans were in the first to second trifoliate stages, but iron deficiency chlorosis has started to appear in some fields.
First-cut harvest of alfalfa fields were completed by 60 per cent of dairy producers in the Eastern region but beef producers were waiting for drier weather to do so. Hay stands were maturing but access to fields were made difficult due to the rains. As a result, a large amount of feed may become harvested round bale silage this year. Haying has started in the Swan Valley region. Grasses and forages were growing well, bromes and ryegrasses were heading and alfalfa was in the middle of flowering.
Cattle, as well as pastures were in excellent condition, while dugouts and irrigation pounds were fully replenished in most areas.
The wettest location during the week was in Austin in the Central region at 79.8 millimetres, while The Pas in the Northwest region saw no precipitation during the week. All weather stations across Manitoba have received normal to above-normal amounts of precipitation since May 1. In the Eastern region, 10 per cent of acres remained unseeded, while seeding ranged from 65 per cent complete in the north Interlake to 95 per cent in the south Interlake.
