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Manitoba Agriculture Crop Report

  • Soils are becoming dry. Rain is needed to aid in crop germination and emergence. 
     
  • Favourable weather and field conditions have allowed seeding operations to get underway in most areas of Manitoba. Spring cereals and peas are being seeded throughout the province; corn, canola, and soybeans are being seeded in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions.
     
  •  Winter cereal crops are in generally good condition, winterkill is being assessed in some areas.
  •  Pasture and hay fields are slow to resume growth, but are starting to green up. 
 
Source : Manitoba Agriculture

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