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
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