Final Alberta crop report shows better than average yields for southern Alberta farmers

According to the last Alberta crop report of 2024, 99.9 percent of crops in the south region have been harvested. All that's left to come out of the ground are pockets of canola, flax and sugar beets. Despite pessimism heading into the growing season, farmers were pleasantly surprised with the amount of rain they got. "This spring, we were rationed with irrigation water, so it was very concerning for us," said Gary Stanford, who farms outside Magrath. "Then when we received a lot of rain, (