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Strong crops in southern Alberta, weaker ratings in north

MarketsFarm – Crop conditions in Alberta are a story of opposites in looking at the data in the latest provincial crop report. In the northern half of the province excessive moisture has created poor crop conditions, while more ideal conditions in the south have resulted in ratings far above the five-year averages. Due to the […] Read more

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Alberta harvest continues, 11 per cent of crops remain

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of November 5

By Alberta Agriculture November 8, 2019

Reading Time: 6 minutes Following a cooler than normal growing season, September brought several wet spells, interspersed by two major dry spells, each lasting less than two weeks. In October, wet spells occurred more frequently, with the northern half of the province blanketed with a few cloudy days. Over the past month, all areas in the province experienced below […] Read more

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Alberta harvest likely finished for 2019 in some regions

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 8, 2019

MarketsFarm – Alberta farmers managed to make some progress despite trying conditions of cold temperatures mixed with snow and rain, including some hail, according to the province’s latest weekly crop report. For the week ended Nov. 5, approximately 88.0 per cent of all Alberta crops were in the bin. That’s up from 80.9 per cent […] Read more

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Alberta producers battle for harvest progress

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 29

By Alberta Agriculture November 1, 2019

Reading Time: 3 minutes One more week of harvesting between weather events, and another blast of winter this past weekend brought snow or rain to many areas in the west and north halting operations yet again. The strong winds that accompanied the cold front have scattered canola swaths and blown snow into and over top of swaths still left […] Read more

Alberta’s canola harvest is so far pegged at about 71 per cent complete. Photo: Lisa Guenther/File

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Poor weather continues to hamper Alberta harvest

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News November 1, 2019

Snow, rain and cold winds continued to hamper harvest operations in Alberta during the week ended Oct. 29, according to the latest provincial crop report. Total harvest progress across the province was pegged at 81 per cent done, which was up eight points from the previous week. Southern Alberta was farthest along, at 95 per […] Read more

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Alberta farmers well ahead of last year’s pace

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm October 28, 2019

With decent weather, Alberta farmers made good harvest progress for the week ended Oct. 22, according to the province’s latest weekly crop report issued Oct. 25. Province-wide progress vaulted from just under 59 per cent for the week ended Oct. 15 to almost 74.5 per cent. That said the overall harvest remains behind the five-year […] Read more

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Weather plays nice to see Alberta harvest pick up pace

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 22

By Alberta Agriculture October 25, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutes Significant momentum was made in some areas getting crop in the bin this past week, with the provincial average currently estimated at 74 per cent of all crops combined. This jump is primarily attributed to Central, North East and North West regions where 26, 16 and 13 per cent respectively of Major Crop* acres were […] Read more

If your acres weren’t located in southern Alberta, you likely had a chance to make some harvest progress late last week.

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Wet weather continues, stalling Alberta harvest further

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 15

By Alberta Agriculture October 18, 2019

Reading Time: 5 minutes Wet weather along with below normal temperatures have been the dominant pattern in Alberta over the past couple of weeks. During the long weekend, large areas in the North East and North West Regions received between 10 to 15 mm of precipitation in the form of either rain or rain and snow mix. For the […] Read more

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Wet, cold weather dampens harvest progress

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 8

By Alberta Agriculture October 11, 2019

Reading Time: 6 minutes Most parts of the province experienced wet weather conditions in September and the month ended with a significant amount of snowfall in the south. In addition to wet conditions, average daily temperatures were below seasonal norms in most areas across the province over the past two weeks. Many places in Central and Southern Regions recorded […] 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

Reading Time: 5 minutes 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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Strong crops in southern Alberta, weaker ratings in north

Alberta harvest continues, 11 per cent of crops remain

Alberta harvest likely finished for 2019 in some regions

Alberta producers battle for harvest progress

Poor weather continues to hamper Alberta harvest

Alberta farmers well ahead of last year’s pace

Weather plays nice to see Alberta harvest pick up pace

Wet weather continues, stalling Alberta harvest further

Wet, cold weather dampens harvest progress

Weather conditions put the chill on harvest progress

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