The president of Seine River Seed Farm at Ste. Anne expects there was some frost damage to crops as the temperature dropped below zero last weekend. Brian Dueck says early seeded canola was vulnerable.
"Some of the canola that was up earlier, that was seeded earlier, there there could be some damage. But damage won't show yet for probably another five days for sure. So, by next weekend, the guys should know whether or not their canola was damaged during this frost."
Meanwhile, Dueck says it would have been nice to get more rain last week but adds there is enough moisture to resume seeding this week.
"There is a little bit of a dry layer some places in between the top and the subsoil moisture but it is enough that we'll still be able to go whenever we get warm weather and we decide to go again."
Source : Steinbachonline