Alberta’s 2024 harvest season has reached near completion with 99% of all crops harvested, marking a significant...
Harvest
Harvest Starts in Southern, Central Alberta
Harvest has started in southern and central Alberta for fall seeded crops and pulses, the Aug. 9 provincial crop...
Alberta Harvest Three to Four Weeks Ahead of Schedule
Favourable weather conditions across Alberta has allowed the provincial harvest to be three to four weeks ahead of...
Alberta Crop Yields Drop on Drought
Harvest has started across Alberta for fall-seeded crops, pulses and some early-seeded spring cereals with yields...
Saving Time with Harvest Data Management Tech
A grain handling yard equipped with a SigmaGrain software system from Sigmasys. Photo: Sigmasys What are the benefits...
Alberta Harvest Progress Made Despite Cooling Temps
Across the province the weather cooled down with snow falling along a wide swath of the foothills and east through to...
Alberta Harvest Almost Done
Precipitation over the past week slowed harvest progress with about 97 per cent of the provincial crop now in the bin,...
Alberta Harvest Nearing Finish Line
Harvest progress is racing ahead in Alberta with about 90 per cent of crops in the bin, the weekly crop report from...
Harvest Progress Jumps on Warm, Dry Weather
Warm, dry weather allowed farmers in Alberta to get more crop in the bin bringing the provincial harvest total to 68...
Harvest Progress Inching Ahead of Average
Provincially harvest is 48 per cent done in Alberta, the weekly crop report from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry on...
Harvest Progress on Par with Historical Average
About 30 per cent of major crops in Alberta are now in the bin, which is on par with the five and 10 year averages,...
Alberta Wheat Yields and Production to Increase
Wheat yields and production will rise this year in Alberta, Statistics Canada's model-based principal field crop...
Harvest Progress Slowed by Rain
Rain across Alberta, particularly in the north east, north west and Peace areas, slowed harvest progress, the weekly...
Good Weather Pushes Harvest Progress
Favourable weather across Alberta with little rain advanced harvest progress across the province, the weekly crop...
Alberta Wheat Production to Rise by 14 Per Cent
Alberta wheat production is expected to follow the national trend and increase by 14 per cent to 11.7 million tonnes,...
Harvest Started in South, Central Areas of Alberta
Harvest of fall-seeded crops and dry peas in the south and central regions of Alberta, the bi-weekly crop report from...
Almost All Over-Wintered Acres Inspected
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) adjusters have inspected almost all of the crops that weren't able...
Dealing with Harvest Farm Fires
A farm emergency plan is the first step when dealing with the risk of fires during harvest. “This plan needs to detail...
Harvested Crop Samples
With harvest soon to get underway in Alberta, a reminder that a step to marketing is knowing the product that you have...
Considerations When Applying A Pre-Harvest Management Herbicide
Application of a pre-harvest management herbicide to a standing crop - closely follow product label guidelines. “While...