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Harvest Progress

Next we check out crop conditions as of the August 28, 2018 Alberta Crop Report. Producers made very little harvest progress since the last report, as intermittent showers and rainfall affected all regions.

Caitlynn Reesor has the highlights (1:41 minutes) (789 Kb)

You can read the full crop report and check out conditions in specific regions at www.agriculture.alberta.ca/cropreport.

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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