AgronomyCrop ProductionManitoba Potato Crop Late to Emerge

Manitoba Potato Crop Late to Emerge

-

The Manitoba potato crop is at 50 per cent emerged as of June 4 which is later than the usual June 1 date, the June 10 provincial potato report from Manitoba Agriculture’s Vikram Bisht says.

“Reports of slow emergence in some spots – appear to be seed with extensive sprouting – and possibly herbicide injury,” Bisht says.

Temperatures soared over June 4 and 5, hitting in the high 30 C and low 40 C. Since then temperatures have cooled to the mid 20 C range, the report notes.

There were a few scattered rains over the first week of June, however heavier rains fell on June 8 and 9.

Related Articles

Manitoba Potato Crop 50 Per Cent Emerged

Potato Planting Winding Up in West, Ramping Up in the East

Canadian Potato Stocks in Storage Drop 20.7 Per Cent

Trending This Week

Late blight on potato leafs

Study Reveals Potential for Genetically Modified Potatoes to Combat Late Blight Threat

0
Potato growers facing the relentless threat of late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans may soon have a more resilient option, thanks to groundbreaking research...
Potato chips spilling out of a bag

Cucumber Potato Chips Set to Crunch Their Way to $47.9 Billion by 2034

0
The global cucumber potato chips market is on track for impressive growth, projected to soar from $38.1 billion in 2025 to an estimated $47.9...

Five Tips to Win the Late Season Storage Game

As the storage season stretches into its final months, the stakes get higher. By now, even the best-maintained potatoes have been through months of dormancy,...

Warning: Potatoes’ Silent Profit Killer Hitting Hard

From aphids to moisture stress, verticillium, and countless other threats, potato growers constantly battle yield robbers that keep them up at night. Yet, strangely, there’s...

What One Road in New Brunswick Shows About the Future of Potato Farming

0
After a long day in the sun at a late-summer field day, my colleague Jeff Douglas and I grabbed a booth at a local...