Something is not right.

[grassfarmer]

So is it normal for wheat to be ready to combine in SW Manitoba in early August? Not sure what to expect here or whether the generally hot, drier weather of the last month has speeded maturity. It's just about a month ahead of when barley would be ready in our part of Alberta.
Some really good crops of canola just shut down flowering here last week - is that normal compared to the stage the wheat is at?

[Braveheart]

Grassfarmer, yes, all the things you are wondering about are possible here in MB. We can be very early.

I wonder some days though just what "normal" is?

[kato]

Could be winter wheat. Combining generally starts in august here though
And the occasional tree turning now is not out of line either. The slower canola could be reseed ed fields. There was a lot of that going on this year.

[freewheat]

No, there is not really a "normal", though areas have long term trends. Within these trends, there are weird years thrown in here and there.

Our area trends cool and wet, and later than pretty much any area on the prairies, and has for the entire history of settlement. But the last decade have been exceptional years withing the usual trend.

No leaves turning color here though. I assume it may be a moisture stress earlier on issue? What kind of trees? White Poplar, Black poplar, willow, oak, maple?

I hope that this shot of rain is the last, and that harvest won't be the usual fight in this area. But with canola blooming forever, and nothing remotely close, I imagine that it could be the usual harvest fight!

Crops just linger, and linger, and linger when the soil is so wet.

So far, this year for here, has not been very unusual. Talking long term trends. Not a whole lot of dry concerns. The trend is to be way more concerned about too much rain and cool, cloudy weather. It is bang on for here... A ten out of ten.