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 indicted significantly lower yields at about 37 per cent below the five-year average, the release says. However, despite these lower yields overall quality for all crops was above the five-year averages, with the exception of malting barley and oats.
The release also notes farmers across the province were three to four weeks ahead in harvesting this fall due to favourable harvest conditions.
“The drought this year hurt our farmers and ranchers but their hard work and hope for a ‘better year next year’ is what built up our world-class agriculture sector,” Devin Dreeshen, Alberta minister of agriculture and forestry, says in the release.
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) does have business risk management tools available to farmers who are facing adverse conditions, the release says. The AgriInsurance program offered a 20 per cent discount for the 2021 crop year.
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