By Matthew Dekker
Jun 29, 2021 | 5:50 PM
Many Manitoba crops are maturing faster than normal and moving into reproductive stages faster than expected, due to drought stress.
Manitoba Agriculture Oilseeds Specialist Dane Froese says producers are in desperate need of rain.
High temperatures, strong winds, and a lack of widespread rainfall, have combined to stress Manitoba crops.
Froese says herbicide applications are nearly complete, with some second-pass spraying to come in soybeans and corn.
Fungicide applications on cereals and canola are unlikely to occur on many fields, given the forecast and lower than expected yield potential.
And alfalfa weevil damage is causing forage crop yield losses in parts of the Eastern and Interlake regions.
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The government had floated the idea of reopening classes there next week, but has decided remote learning must continue.
Education Minister Cliff Cullen says there will be an option for small groups of students to meet in class up to six kids at a time.
The aim is to have end-of-year assessments done in person.
Dr. Jazz Atwal, deputy chief public health officer, says increasing vaccinations in Manitoba should make things better for the next school year.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 3, 2021.
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