Publications

Alberta crop report [2021]

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The Alberta Crop Report provides timely provincial and regional summaries of crop production in Alberta during the crop season, and is used by industry and other stakeholders for various purposes,... More ≫

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The Alberta Crop Report provides timely provincial and regional summaries of crop production in Alberta during the crop season, and is used by industry and other stakeholders for various purposes, including drought monitoring and forecasting of production insurance payments. The report is also used to validate some of the Alberta crop estimates generated by Statistics Canada. Data for the report is collected through regular surveys on moisture and crop conditions, progress of seeding and harvesting, insect and disease situation, yield potential and crop quality, etc., along with information from other sources. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) has delivered the Alberta Crop Reporting Program to clients since 1940.

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Alberta Scaling Permitting Program

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The purpose of the Alberta Scaling Permitting Program is primarily to provide the ground rules under which the training and permitting of timber scalers shall occur in Alberta. Timber scaling is... More ≫

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The purpose of the Alberta Scaling Permitting Program is primarily to provide the ground rules under which the training and permitting of timber scalers shall occur in Alberta. Timber scaling is conducted for the purpose of providing harvest information to the department of Agriculture and Forestry, and must be done by a person holding a valid scaler's permit. In addition, a valid scaler's permit is also required for any person conducting check scaling on behalf of Agriculture and Forestry. This document defines the requirements for course instructors, course content and duration, obtaining and retaining a scalers permit, and examination procedures.

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Water quality indices of irrigation water of southern Alberta

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A 10-year study was conducted to assess the quality of irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts. This report is one of a series of reports based on data collected from this study... More ≫

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A 10-year study was conducted to assess the quality of irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts. This report is one of a series of reports based on data collected from this study entitled the Irrigation District Water Quality project. The focus of this report is the use of water quality indices to interpret the overall/aggregate quality of irrigation water of southern Alberta.

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Water quality trends in irrigation water of southern Alberta

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A 10-year study was conducted to assess the quality of irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts. This report is one of a series of reports based on data collected from this study... More ≫

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A 10-year study was conducted to assess the quality of irrigation water within Alberta's irrigation districts. This report is one of a series of reports based on data collected from this study entitled the Irrigation District Water Quality project. The focus of this report is to examine whether water quality trends are present in irrigation water of southern Alberta.

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World supply and disposition [2021]

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Data on historic supplies, production, imports, exports, usage, and stocks of grains worldwide. Grains reported on include coarse grains, rice, soybean, and wheat. Released monthly.

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United States supply and disposition [2021]

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Data on historic supplies, production, imports, exports, usage, and stocks of grains in the United States. Grains reported on include barley, corn, feedgrain, oats, soybean and wheat. Released monthly. More ≫

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Data on historic supplies, production, imports, exports, usage, and stocks of grains in the United States. Grains reported on include barley, corn, feedgrain, oats, soybean and wheat. Released monthly.

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Alberta FireSmart Project reporting

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Reports on projects funded under the provincial FireSmart program during the 2018/2019 fiscal year. The program funds projects that educate the public, strengthen partnerships and help reduce the... More ≫

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Reports on projects funded under the provincial FireSmart program during the 2018/2019 fiscal year. The program funds projects that educate the public, strengthen partnerships and help reduce the hazards and risks associated with wildfire.

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What to expect when inspecting : honey bee colony inspections and results

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Resource on what is looked for during honey bee inspections and how to interpret results once the inspection is completed.

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Spruce budworm in Alberta

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Fact sheet describing the biology, management and current status of spruce budworm in Alberta.

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Forests Act and regulatory changes : technical summary

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A technical summary of the changes to the Forests Act and associated regulations which came into effect May 1, 2021. Includes a point-form summary of the changes to timber dues, timber scaling,... More ≫

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A technical summary of the changes to the Forests Act and associated regulations which came into effect May 1, 2021. Includes a point-form summary of the changes to timber dues, timber scaling, tenure, administrative monetary penalties and other changes.

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