By Alice McFarlane

Manitoba harvest resumes after rain delay

Aug 16, 2023 | 10:18 AM

Manitoba farmers are getting back into the field after wet weather interrupted combining.

Manitoba Agriculture cereal crop specialist Anne Kirk said harvest progress sits at 3 per cent complete across the province which is on-par with the five-year average for harvest progress.

“We’re seeing about 80 to 90 per cent of winter cereals being harvested in all areas except for the southwest region where we’re at about 40 per cent,” Kirk said.

The majority of the spring wheat being harvested is in the central region and small amounts of barley and oats have been harvested in the central region as well. Roughly 25 to 30 per cent of field peas are being harvested in the southwest, central and Interlake, according to Kirk.

“Field pea harvest hasn’t really started in the eastern region and it’s just started in the northwest region,” she said.

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Winter wheat yield is averaging about 60 bushels per acre while fall rye has been in the range of 60 to 90 bushels per acre with reports as low as 30 bushels per acre in some very dry areas.

The field peas yield range is 45 to 55 bushels per acre in the southwest and central region. Since the spring wheat harvest is in the early stages there hasn’t been a report on yields yet.

Kirk said there have been some reports for ergot in fall rye which is expected. She added there hasn’t been much in the way of fusarium damaged kernels or DON samples in cereals.

Kirk said moisture reserves are fairly low in the central region which has caused some heat stress on soybeans and corn, but recent rain and cool temperatures have alleviated some of that issue.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com

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