Alberta farmers dealing with difficult harvest
A coalition of farm groups is warning the Alberta government to be ready to respond quickly to an expected poor harvest.
“Team Alberta” is collaboration between Alberta Barley, Alberta Canola, Alberta Pulse Growers and the Alberta Wheat Commission.
As of Oct. 10, it was estimated that the amount of harvest completed for Alberta’s major crops included 26 per cent of canola crops, 57 per cent for both wheat and barley, and 34 per cent of pulses – leaving approximately 7.8 million acres unharvested overall.
Team Alberta says current conditions are than in 2016 when weather caused many acres to remain unharvested.