Major regional crop harvest complete despite small snowfall
Harvest for major crops is complete in the Central Region according to the final 2024 Alberta Crop Report by the Government of Alberta and Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC).
The major crop yield index estimates crop yields are averaging 83.6 per cent of the 5-year average.
Fall-seeded crops are rated as 6 per cent poor, 32 per cent fair, 51 per cent good and 12 per cent excellent.
Sub-surface soil moisture is currently rated at 42 per cent poor, 42 per cent fair, 13 per cent good, 2 per cent excellent and 1 per cent excessive, and pasture growth conditions are rated as 23 per cent poor, 55 per cent fair, 22 per cent good and 0 per cent excellent.