In this video, we dive into the 2025 oat harvest in Alberta with a focus on swathing practices: timing, moisture challenges, and unexpected issues. The Alberta harvest is already pushing ahead — by mid-September, oats are estimated at ~63 % harvested province-wide, helped by warm, dry weather.
But it hasn’t all been smooth. Farmers in neighbouring prairie provinces have reported complications from late rains: straw regrowth, damp swaths, green stems interfering with threshing, and quality downgrades like mildew or sprouting
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But it hasn’t all been smooth. Farmers in neighbouring prairie provinces have reported complications from late rains: straw regrowth, damp swaths, green stems interfering with threshing, and quality downgrades like mildew or sprouting