Winter Wheat Claims Adding Up

 

Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) has received about 90 winter wheat claims so far this spring.

 

Manager of Claim Services David Koroscil says that totals just over 30,000 acres.

 

He explained what may have caused the damage.

 

"I think it was just the harsh weather conditions. These areas were also areas of the province that didn't have a lot of snowfall throughout the winter. We saw it a couple of years ago as well, that winter wheat was severely impacted and it seems to be the same. A lot of plant material from last year fall, so the plants were growing well heading into the winter and just basically were killed due to the extreme conditions, the prolonged cold period throughout the spring as well."