Crop Reporting Program kicks off for the 2026 growing season

Starting this May, Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI), in collaboration with Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) and Alberta Agricultural Fieldmen, will launch the 2026 Alberta Crop Reporting program. The program, which runs from May until the end of harvest in October or November, aims to provide critical updates on the province’s agricultural landscape.

“The Alberta Crop Report captures timely information related to crop production in Alberta during the current crop season,” says Samuel Ampomah, crop statistician with the Alberta government. “Data collected through the surveys, along with the information from other sources such as climate maps, are used to compile the weekly crop reports at both provincial and regional levels.”

The program gathers data through weekly surveys that track crop conditions, seeding and harvest progress, moisture levels, insect and disease outbreaks, yield potential and crop quality.

“Crop reports help producers make informed management decisions and are used by the ministry, industry and other stakeholders for various purposes, including drought monitoring and forecasting of production insurance payments,” Ampomah explains.

The 2026 season will see reports released on Friday afternoon every week throughout the growing season. Both AFSC and AGI will alternate responsibility for producing the reports.

The first report for the 2026 growing season is set to be released on May 8, with weekly reports to follow until the end of the crop year.

For more information, see:

Alberta crop reports

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