Crops are continuing to advance quickly in Manitoba. The smoky, hazy conditions have not impacted crops, and may have helped buffer temperatures as well as benefited crops in the drier areas of the province.
   
Over the weekend, areas of Manitoba saw thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, strong winds, and in some cases hail. Crop lodging occurred, particularly in spring cereals and corn. Crop recovery will be assessed in the coming days.
   
Some areas in the province would benefit from precipitation for continued growth and grain filling in crops, and regrowth in hay fields and pastures.
    
Livestock producers were able to make progress with first cut haying operations, although rain showers and high humidity impacted some operations.

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