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Saskatchewan harvest progresses under adverse conditions: report

By MarketsFarm October 31, 2019

MarketsFarm – Saskatchewan farmers continued to plug away at the harvest over the past week, with 90 per cent of the crop in the bin as of Oct. 28, according to the latest provincial report. That was up seven points from the previous week, but still behind the five-year average of 96 per cent complete. […] Read more

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Weather conditions put the chill on harvest progress

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 1

By Alberta Agriculture October 4, 2019

Harvest progress for major crops is 20 points behind the provincial 5-year average, but on par with progress for this reporting period last year. As compared to last week, 5 per cent more crop is in the bin. The Peace region is 34 points behind its 5-year average, followed by the North East at 25 […] Read more

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Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

By Phil Franz-warkentin October 1, 2019

MarketsFarm — An early blast of snow and cold across the Prairies has delayed harvest operations for a mustard crop already running behind normal, with quality downgrades expected for any mustard still in the field. “It has to be absolutely flattened,” said mustard buyer Walter Dyck of Olds Products at Lethbridge on the effect of […] Read more

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Alberta harvest progress behind in all regions

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of September 23

By Alberta Agriculture September 27, 2019

Accumulated precipitation in September has been varied across the province, from less than 20 mm in the eastern parts of the North West Region, western parts of the North East Region and central parts of the Peace Region, to upward of 30 mm in most areas in the Southern and Central Regions, and up to […] Read more

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Harvest restarts in Alberta, late progress seen in all regions

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of September 17

By Alberta Agriculture September 20, 2019

Harvest operations have resumed in most parts of the province, thanks to warmer and windy conditions. However, progress has been slow, due to some shower activities bringing from less than one mm of rain in the eastern and southern parts of the province to upwards of 30 mm in some areas in the Peace Region. […] Read more

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Wet weather slows harvest progress across Alberta

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of September 10

By Alberta Agriculture September 13, 2019

Wet weather late last week has slowed down harvesting in most areas across the province and particularly in the North East and North West Regions. Precipitation has been variable, ranging from less than 5 mm in some parts of the Peace Region, to 30-40 mm in the North East and more than 40 mm in […] Read more

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Saskatchewan mustard crop poised for strong finish

By Marlo Glass August 20, 2019

MarketsFarm — Mustard crops in southwestern and south-central Saskatchewan may have received enough rain to turn themselves around after a dry spring. “The area south of Highway 1 saw a lot of rain this year,” said Kevin Hursh, executive director of the Saskatchewan Mustard Development Commission. “They’ve seen a huge turnaround in their crop potentials.” […] Read more

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Crop development varies across Alberta

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of July 16

By Alberta Agriculture July 19, 2019

Cooler than normal temperatures have prevailed in the past month across most of Alberta resulting in a slight setback of approximately a week for many fields. Combined with the dry conditions throughout the South, East and Peace regions and higher than normal precipitation along the foothills and North West region, the crop conditions and staging […] Read more

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Crop conditions creep near five-year average, soil moisture levels still a concern

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of June 25

By Alberta Agriculture June 28, 2019

Following a dry spring, most parts of the province have received at least 80 mm of precipitation over June and experienced a wetter weather pattern, with some fields receiving significantly more rain through thunderstorm activities. However, southern parts of Alberta remained dry and in need of rain. Moisture stress in the northern half of the […] Read more

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Seeding in Alberta complete, forage growers struggle with dry weather

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of June 11

By Alberta Agriculture June 14, 2019

With the exception of a few feed crops, seeding is essentially finished in Alberta. Producers are actively spraying and scouting fields. Areas of concern vary from smoke and frost in the north to flea beetles and cutworms in other pockets of the province. In the week ending June 11 there were rainfall events providing 15 […] Read more

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Saskatchewan harvest progresses under adverse conditions: report

Weather conditions put the chill on harvest progress

Late Canadian mustard crop facing quality downgrades

Alberta harvest progress behind in all regions

Harvest restarts in Alberta, late progress seen in all regions

Wet weather slows harvest progress across Alberta

Saskatchewan mustard crop poised for strong finish

Crop development varies across Alberta

Crop conditions creep near five-year average, soil moisture levels still a concern

Seeding in Alberta complete, forage growers struggle with dry weather

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