| 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 timely information relating to crop production in Alberta during the current crop season. This is achieved through the use of surveys which collect data on moisture and crop conditions, progress of seeding and harvesting, insect and disease situation, yield potential and crop quality, etc. Data collected through the surveys, along with information from other sources will be used to compile the weekly 2015 crop report, which presents provincial and regional summaries.
The delivery of the Alberta 2015 Crop Reporting Program is done in partnership with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), and members of the Association of Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen (AAAF).
The crop report is used by industry and other stakeholders for various purposes, including drought monitoring and forecasting of production insurance payments. It is also used to validate some of the Alberta crop estimates generated by Statistics Canada.
This year, the crop reporting series will consist of 25 weekly crop reports, 13 of which will be full reports and 12 abbreviated. These reports are being prepared in partnership with AFSC (see Alberta 2015 Crop Report Release Schedule below). The first crop report is scheduled for release on May 8, 2015. A final report entitled "Alberta 2015 Crop Season in Review" is expected to be released by ARD in March, 2016. For more information, please contact James Wright at 403-782-8336 for the AFSC crop reports, and Lukas Matejovsky at 780-422-2887 for the ARD crop reports.
The assistance of industry and government stakeholders, particularly AFSC, ARD and Alberta Ag-Info Centre is greatly appreciated. Alberta 2015 Crop Report Release Schedule.
Crop Report Number | Release Date (by 4:30 PM) | Prepared by | Contact Person | Telephone Number |
1 | Friday, MAY 8 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
1A | Friday, MAY 15 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
2 | Friday, MAY 22 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
2A | Friday, MAY 29 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
3 | Friday JUN 5 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
3A | Friday, JUN 12 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
4 | Friday, JUN 19 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
4A | Friday, JUN 26 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
5 | Friday, JUL 3 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
5A | Friday, JUL 10 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
6 | Friday, JUL 17 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
6A | Friday, JUL 24 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
7 | Friday, JUL 31 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
7A | Friday, AUG 7 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
8 | Friday, AUG 14 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
8A | Friday, AUG 21 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
9 | Friday, AUG 28 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
9A | Friday, SEP 4 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
10 | Friday, SEP 11 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
10A | Friday, SEP 18 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
11 | Friday, SEP 25 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
11A | Friday, OCT 2 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
12 | Friday, OCT 9 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
12A | Friday, OCT 16 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
13 | Friday, OCT 23 | AFSC | James Wright | 403-782-8336 |
Crop Season in Review | March 2016 | ARD | Lukas Matejovsky | 780-422-2887 |
Note: Full crop report is published every two weeks, while an abbreviated crop report is available during the week prior to the full crop report. |
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