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

Wet weather continues, stalling Alberta harvest further

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of October 15

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

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

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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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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Alberta’s Peace Region gets a touch of frost, crop conditions see slight decline overall

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of August 13

By Alberta Agriculture And Forestry August 16, 2019

Frequent rain since July accompanied with cool temperature increased excessive soil moisture particularly in the North East and North West Regions. Hailstorms damaged some mature crops in southern parts of the province and destroyed some field crops in other areas. Additionally, a light frost occurred in the western to central parts of the Peace Region, […] Read more

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Excessive moisture causing crops to degrade in central Alberta

Alberta Crop Report: Conditions as of July 29

By Alberta Agriculture August 2, 2019

Since the last report crops in some central regions are beginning to degrade due to excessive rainfall. The effect varies substantially depending on location, topography and soil type. Hay operations have been extremely difficult in the same areas and the chance of a second cut is greatly diminished due to the late first cut. Producers […] 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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Wet weather continues, stalling Alberta harvest further

Wet, cold weather dampens harvest progress

Weather conditions put the chill on harvest progress

Alberta harvest progress behind in all regions

Harvest restarts in Alberta, late progress seen in all regions

Wet weather slows harvest progress across Alberta

Alberta’s Peace Region gets a touch of frost, crop conditions see slight decline overall

Excessive moisture causing crops to degrade in central Alberta

Crop development varies across Alberta

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

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