Seeding progress across Alberta is at 20 per cent done, slightly behind the five-year average of 22 per cent, said the May 10 provincial crop report. This is up nine per cent from the previous week. Seeding is ahead of of the five-year average in the south and central...
While wet and cool conditions have held seeding progress back further north in Alberta, southern areas are experiencing drier conditions pushing them ahead of the five-year regional average, the May 3 provincial crop report says. This is the first crop report of the...
Following national trends, farmers in Alberta are planning to plant more wheat and less canola acres this growing season, the March 2022 principal field crop areas report from Statistics Canada says. Lentils and oat acreage are also expected to increase nationally,...
National yield of selected field crops. Chart: Statistics Canada Canadian farmers produced less wheat, canola, barley and oats in the 2021 growing season, Statistics Canada says in a Dec. 3 news release. The release says lower yields were mainly caused by drought...
Even though Alberta farmers experienced a dry growing season with low yields, the provincial crop quality is above the five-year average, an Oct. 22 news release from the Alberta government says. The province’s final crop report for the 2021 growing season...
Favourable weather conditions across Alberta has allowed the provincial harvest to be three to four weeks ahead of schedule at 99 per cent done, the Oct. 12 provincial crop report says. This is ahead of the five-year average of 71 per cent. Harvest is practically...
