Alberta 2008 Crop Reporting Program

Alberta 2008 Crop Reporting Program

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) has delivered the Alberta Crop Reporting Program to clients since 1940.

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 members of the Association of Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen (AAAF).
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Data and information collected from the crop reporting surveys, along with precipitation data and information from other sources, will be used to compile the Alberta 2008 crop report, which will be released in the form of provincial and regional summaries.

The crop report provides 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 for purposes such as drought monitoring and forecasting of production insurance payments.

The Alberta 2008 crop report series will consist of 12 biweekly reports (six from AFSC and six from ARD, with a final summary report expected to be released by ARD in February 2009 – 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 AFSC and AAAF, is greatly appreciated.

Alberta 2008 Crop Report Release Schedule

Crop Report Number	Release Date	Prepared by	Contact Person	Telephone Number
1	May 13	AFSC	James Wright	403-782-8336
2	May 27	ARD	Chuanliang Su	780-422-2887
3	June 10	AFSC	James Wright	403-782-8336
4	June 24	ARD	Chuanliang Su	780-422-2887
5	July 08	AFSC	James Wright	403-782-8336
6	July 22	ARD	Chuanliang Su	780-422-2887
7	Aug 6	AFSC	James Wright	403-782-8336
8	Aug 19	ARD	Chuanliang Su	780-422-2887
9	Sept 3	AFSC	James Wright	403-782-8336
10	Sept 16	ARD	Chuanliang Su	780-422-2887
11	Sept 30	AFSC	James Wright	403-782-8336
12	Oct 15	ARD	Chuanliang Su	780-422-2887
Crop Season in Review	February 2009	ARD	Chuanliang Su	780-422-2887