Only three per cent of total canola left to combine in Central Alberta region
Harvest progressed 3 per cent and is now estimated to be 99 per cent complete in the Central Alberta region.
That according to the latest Alberta Crop Report from Alberta Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and the Government of Alberta, which indicates there is still 3 per cent of total canola left to combine.
If conditions are stable this week, harvest should soon be complete. Many farmers who are completed harvest are spraying or doing field work as heavy weed pressure and crop regrowth has been spotted in some fields due to later season moisture. Cold weather and killing frosts have helped manage this.
Surface (sub-surface) soil moisture is rated 17 (42) per cent poor, 28 (41) per cent fair, 53 (15) per cent good, 2 (2) per cent excellent and 0 (0) per cent excessive.