Corn harvest is just around the corner in Manitoba, with crops getting close to physiological maturity.
Morgan Cott, field agronomist for Manitoba Corn Growers, says most crops are reaching brown layer, on their way to black layer, although there is some variation in the province.
For the most part, she says crops are at the point where they would be okay if a frost occurred. Last week, light frost events did hit some areas in Manitoba, but Cott doesn't think it would've done much damage because the grain was pretty dry.
"I honestly have not really heard much about it," she says, "I've seen the affects of some, but it's not bad, basically just leaf damage. So whether it'll affect the yield or the grain, I guess that's yet to be seen."
Cott expects harvest will get underway over the next couple weeks, although a few combines have already started to run.
Source : PortageOnline