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By Curtis Galbraith

Agriculture

Seven per cent of Peace Region crop combined as of September 8

Sep 14, 2020 | 2:51 PM

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. – The September 8 crop report from Alberta Agriculture says seven per cent of the Peace Region crop had been combined by that date. Another 23 per cent was swathed and 70 per cent was still standing.

Harvest completion by crop breaks down to 32.1 per cent for peas, 6.2 for spring wheat, 3.5 for barley, point-5 per cent for oats and point-4 for canola.

Yields are at just under 95 per cent of the five-year index and 99 per cent of the 10-year index.

Estimated yields in bushel per acre by crop are 34.2 for canola, 38.6 for dry peas, 41.1 for spring wheat, 50.7 barley and 84.7 for oats.

The quality of the peas harvested is above the provincial five-year average, with 39 per cent rated Number 1 and 46 per cent Number 2.

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The report also says 45 per cent of the canola had been swathed.

Second cut haying operations are now 78 per cent complete, with 65 per cent of the hay rated good to excellent, the rest fair or poor.

Eighty per cent of the pasture is rated good or excellent.