AgriProfit$ Cropping Alternatives

AgriProfit$ Cropping Alternatives for Alberta Crop and Forage Producers

Individual Budget Form	Black Soil Zone	Brown Soil Zone	Dark Brown Soil Zone	Grey-Wooded Soil Zone	Peace Region	Irrigated Crops
2009	09 Black	09 Brown	09 Dk Brown	09 Grey	09 Peace	09 Irr
2008	08 Black	08 Brown	08 Dk Brown	08 Grey	08 Peace	08 Irr
2007	07 Black	07 Brown	07 Dk Brown	07 Grey	07 Peace	07 Irr
2006	06 Black	06 Brown	06 Dk Brown	06 Grey	06 Peace	06 Irr

See the following map for the soil groups and agricultural regions of Alberta.

The 2009 AgriProfit$ Cropping Alternatives Methodology is available as a .pdf file.

Annually, the Economics Unit works directly with producers to stay informed of crop production costs and returns. The AgriProfit$ Business Analysis and Research Program collects information that is used to generate key cropping benchmarks for the major soil zones of Alberta. Alberta’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP) protects producer information collected for this program.

The benchmark analysis forms the basis of the data used in forecasting the Cropping Alternatives budget reports. The budgets are projections of both commodities and inputs that are typically used in crop production. Please remember that these figures are “budget” amounts for typical Alberta farms within each soil zone. Therefore, use this as a guide rather than what costs “should” be. Producers will experience cost differences from Cropping Alternative budgets, so a blank budget form is available to fit individual farms.

For more information about the content of this document, contact Karla Bergstrom.
This document is maintained by Gail Atkinson.
This information published to the web on September 15, 2005.
Last Reviewed/Revised on March 16, 2009.