Lodging and hail damage in crops have been the result of some thunderstorms passing through the province over the past week.
Manitoba Agriculture cereal specialist Pam de Rocquigny says assessment is ongoing, but with thunderstorm activity, damage to crops is usually not widespread.
"You know, certain areas get heavier rainfall, stronger winds. Hail can often follow a narrow path versus a wider path, and of course the level of damage can vary by crop types, in terms of different crops can recover better than others, depending how severe the damage is," she says. "Obviously some fields were severely impacted by hail, and the outlook maybe isn't as rosy for those acres."
While moisture stress also continues to affect some crops, de Rocquigny says there are crops in parts of the province that are handling the moisture well.
"There areas of the province where their crops are looking good," she says. "Spring cereals are looking really good, they seem to be handling the moisture quite well. For canola crops as well, I know we've been hearing early reports where they've been looking good. So, you know, even though there are areas within some fields that were impacted by earlier excess moisture, other areas of the field are looking good."
Source : Portageonline