
Adjustments made to allow farmers to cut crops for feed
The federal and provincial governments say they have made it easier for farmers and ranchers to cut crops for feed.
AFSC will adjust the low yield allowance in some parts of Alberta, adding in a release that this is being done “particularly in the Peace.”
It will go to 300 kilograms per acre for several crops, including wheat, barley and oats. That works out to 11 bushels per acre for wheat, just under 14 bushels for barley and 21 bushels per acre for oats.
“The impact of ongoing dry conditions in some regions of the province is concerning for Alberta’s agricultural community. This adjustment lets producers act swiftly to salvage crops for livestock feed, rather than watch their fields deteriorate further and risk harvesting nothing,” says Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation RJ Sigurdson in a release from the provincial government.