MANITOBA CROP REPORT

Weekly Provincial Summary

• Dry weather persists throughout Manitoba, with spotty showers yielding low amounts of rain.
• Seeding is almost complete, with some uneven emergence and slow development due to dry conditions.
• Crops and weeds are slow to advance due to cool conditions and dry weather.
• Flea beetles are active in all areas, with insecticide applications being required in some fields. Fields experiencing flea beetle pressure plus dry conditions and frost being re-seeded back to canola or cereals. Cutworm feeding has also been reported with control measured as needed.
• Pastures are slow to re-grow due to overgrazing damage from last year and dry conditions this spring.