Harvest is almost three weeks ahead with about 96 per cent of crops harvested, 32 per cent ahead of the five-year...
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Alberta Harvest Nearing Completion
Harvest across Alberta is almost done with 90 per cent of the province's crop now in the bin, the Sept. 28 provincial...
Cool Weather Delays Alberta Harvest Progress
Cool, wet weather held back harvest progress across Alberta this week, the Sept. 21 provincial crop report says. There...
BASF Issues Urgent Notice to Growers Warning of Herbicide Carryover
The following piece is from our sister publication, Germination. BASF has issued an urgent notice to its grower...
Alberta Harvest Ahead of Average at 61 Per Cent Done
Harvest in Alberta is ahead of the five and 10-year averages, the Sept. 14 provincial crop report says. Sixty-one per...
Alberta Crop Yields Down 39 Per Cent From Five Year Average
While crop yields aren't as bad as they were two weeks ago, they are still down substantially from historic averages,...
All Brevant Canola Sales to Include Heat Loss Coverage
Starting for the 2022 growing season Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba farmers who purchase Brevant seeds Nexera...
Alberta Crop Yields Continue to Drop on Drought
Crop yields in Alberta are down 60 per cent from the five-year average due to the ongoing drought, the August 24...
StatsCan Drops Wheat, Canola Production, Yield Expectations on Drought
Vegetation growth index as of the week July 26, 2021 compared with normal, by census consolidated subdivision for...
Alberta Crops Suffer from Ongoing Heatwave
Crops across Alberta are suffering due to the ongoing heat, according to the July 30 provincial crop report....
Southern Alberta Experiencing Drought as Bad as 2002
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index values from 2021, 2020 and the normal (1987-2020) by Julian week for the region...
Heat Causing Fast Turning, Stagnate Alberta Crops
Crops across Alberta are either ahead of their regular development stage or stagnated due to the hot weather, the July...
Alberta Ag Minister Working on Farmer Support for Dry Conditions
Alberta's Agriculture and Forestry Minster Devin Dreeshen is concerned by the current dry conditions the province is...
Heatwave Drops Alberta Soil Moisture Ratings
An extended period of hot weather across Alberta has caused soil moisture ratings to drop, the June 28 provincial crop...
Heat Wave Impact on Crops Could be Severe
An impending heat wave could severely impact crops across Alberta, the June 22 provincial crop report says. The heat...
Nearly All Alberta Crops Up and Out of the Ground
Photo: annawaldl from Pixabay Good spring weather have pushed 91 per cent of Alberta's crops to be out of the ground...
Alberta Seeding Almost Done, Crops Now Emerging
Photo: Eric Thiessen from Pixabay Dry weather pushed Alberta seeding to almost complete at 99 per cent of the crop now...
Alberta Seeding Jumps to 71 Per Cent Done
Photo: Kathy Waldner from Pixabay Alberta's farmers have 71 per cent of the provincial crop in the ground, up from...
Alberta Planting at 32 Per Cent in the Ground
Photo: Eric Thiessen from Pixabay Seeding progress across Alberta jumped this week with 32 per cent of acres planted...
Reining in Unruly Mother Nature
As weather has become more erratic over the years, you may wonder what you can do as a farmer to protect your crops....