Highlights:

• Grasshoppers continue to be the biggest insect concern in many area. Some general questions on grasshoppers are discussed.

•Reports have been coming in of soybeans with a range of symptoms that may be attributable to root rots.

• Counts of moths of bertha armyworm have peaked and are now declining to lower levels. Traps for the moths can be removed after counts for this week.

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• Preparing bins and equipment for harvest
• Collection of obsolete or unwanted pesticides
• Grasshopper survey
• Recent Insect and plant pathogen activity
• Crop stages and insect feeding
• Goss’s wilt on corn

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Highlights

•    Harvesting of the earliest seeded spring wheat and barley fields has started and preliminary yields are average to above average. Swathing of canola and oat crops continue across Manitoba, as does the winter wheat harvest.

•    Aster yellows is evident in many canola and flax fields, with a range of severity. Higher than normal levels of root rot is also evident in spring wheat fields.

•    Symptoms of heat and moisture stress continue to be evident in many crop types. In many areas of Manitoba, precipitation would be welcome to aid in grain filling, regrowth on pastures and hay fields, and continued growth in crops such as grain corn, sunflowers, edible beans and soybeans.

•    A strong weather system passed through areas of the Interlake and Eastern Regions on July 29 which did cause damage to trees and farm infrastructure. The high winds associated with the system did result in some crop damage, including lodging of cereal crops.

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Summary

•    Winter wheat harvest continues in Manitoba with favourable weather conditions. Yields are ranging from 50 to 100 bushels per acre with good test weights, low levels of fusarium-damaged kernels and protein levels ranging from eight to 13 per cent.

•    The hot weather continues to advance crops quickly. Swathing of the earliest-seeded spring wheat, barley and canola fields has started.

•    Symptoms of heat and moisture stress, including flower loss, leaf rolling, incomplete seed development and premature ripening are evident in many crop types. Impact to yields remains undetermined at this point.

•    Continuing wet conditions in the northern areas of the Northwest Region are impacting crop yield potentials.

•    In other areas of Manitoba, precipitation would be welcome to aid in grain filling, regrowth on pastures and hay fields, and continued growth in the warm season crops such as grain corn, sunflowers, edible beans and soybeans.

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Highlights

•Seeding is essentially complete in Manitoba for the 2012 season.

•    Majority of crops are either at or ahead of their normal stages of development for this time of year due to an earlier than normal start to seeding.

•    Continuing wet and cool weather is starting to impact crop conditions in areas of Manitoba. Crop types such as soybeans, edible beans, canola, peas, flax and corn are showing symptoms of excess moisture stress and slowed crop development. However, a return to warmer temperatures should allow some of the impacted acres to recover.

•    Manitoba’s spring and fall cereals appear to be handling the cool, wet conditions and are rated in good condition.

•    Weather conditions have also hampered herbicide and fungicide applications, and caused delays in haying progress. Aerial application has increased as some fields remain too wet for ground application.

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