Alberta 2007 Crop Reporting Program

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development has delivered the Alberta Crop Reporting Program since 1940.
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The objective of the crop report is to capture information related to crop production in Alberta during the current crop season. The information is collected mostly through surveys and may include moisture and crop conditions, progress of seeding and harvesting, insect and disease situation, yield potential and crop quality, etc. The delivery of the Alberta Crop Reporting Program is done in partnership with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and a number of Agricultural Fieldmen.
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Data and information collected from surveys, along with precipitation data and information from other sources, will be used to compile the Alberta crop report, which will be released in the form of provincial and regional summaries.

The crop report provides useful information which is used to validate some of the Alberta crop estimates generated by Statistics Canada. The report is also used by industry and other stakeholders to assist in drought monitoring, forecasting of production insurance payment and other purposes.

The Alberta 2007 crop report series will consist of 12 biweekly reports (six from AFSC and six from ARD, with a final summary report to be released by ARD in February 2008 (see schedule below). For information on the AFSC crop report, please contact James Wright at (403) 782-8336. For information on the ARD crop report, please contact Chuanliang Su at (780) 422-2887.

The assistance of industry and government stakeholders, particularly Agricultural Fieldmen and AFSC, is very much appreciated.

Alberta 2007 Crop Report Release Schedule

Crop Report Number Release Date Prepared by Contact Person Telephone Number

1 May 15 AFSC James Wright (403) 782-8336

2 May 29 ARD Chuanliang Su (780) 422-2887

3 June 12 AFSC James Wright (403) 782-8336

4 June 26 ARD Chuanliang Su (780) 422-2887

5 July 10 AFSC James Wright (403) 782-8336

6 July 24 ARD Chuanliang Su (780) 422-2887

7 Aug 8 AFSC James Wright (403) 782-8336

8 Aug 21 ARD Chuanliang Su (780) 422-2887

9 Sept 5 AFSC James Wright (403) 782-8336

10 Sept 18 ARD Chuanliang Su (780) 422-2887

11 Oct 2 AFSC James Wright (403) 782-8336

12 Oct 16 ARD Chuanliang Su (780) 422-2887

Crop Season in Review February 2008 ARD Chuanliang Su (780) 422-2887

For more information about the content of this document, contact Chuanliang Su.
This document is maintained by Gail Atkinson.
This information published to the web on March 1, 2007.
Last Reviewed/Revised on May 30, 2007.