Pasture / forage
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Alfalfa Hay
in Special Area No. 3, Alberta
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Evidence strength40/ 100 · FAMILY
Evidence of production capacity; not tons available for sale.
Sample count and comparability are required before publishing an aggregate.
Deterministic composite of production depth, supplier coverage, sourcing distance and price-discovery radius.
Local interpretation
What the local hay data shows
USDA mapping identifies pasture / forage around Special Area No. 3, but it does not measure how much is specifically Alfalfa hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 67,053 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 39th percentile among 4,190 analyzed Alberta localities and the 63rd percentile nationally. Division No. 4, Alberta reports 155,220 acres of reported alfalfa acreage in 2021, giving HayQuotes regional production context without treating that published geography as live city inventory. No compatible public price benchmark is stored for this market, so the page does not invent pricing. The sourcing graph points to nearby alternatives such as Amisk, Alberta, 91 miles away with 171,088 mapped acres. HayQuotes has not yet stored enough recent marketplace observations here to publish supplier liquidity, so quote requests are the check for bale format, freight, timing, and availability.
Buyer decision panel
What the evidence says now
Price dataLIMITED
Local supplyMODERATE
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped pasture / forage footprint ranks at the 39th percentile among analyzed Alberta localities.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
This raster evidence is broader pasture / forage context; it does not identify how much is specifically Alfalfa hay.
Trace this statement
- aafc-aci-2025
Satellite crop map
Local pasture / forage footprint
Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.
5 mi
2,458 ac
10 mi
12,916 ac
25 mi
67,053 ac
50 mi
177,660 ac
100 mi
664,484 ac
150 mi
1,585,202 ac
250 mi
4,835,303 ac
Within 25 miles67,053mapped acres · 5.336% of radius · 2025
39th percentile among 4,190 analyzed Alberta localities · 63th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · radius
Native ACI classified-pixel counts retained inside 32×32 aggregate blocks; block projected centers determine radial inclusion. Class 122 is pasture/forage family evidence, not exact species acreage.
- Source
- aafc-aci-2025
- Snapshot
aafc-annual-crop-inventory:77ad0013e60a6cb0- Source record
301506- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 301506 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:db810312d51da7647abaacff8e54- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
78.9 / 100 persistence · HIGH
20092025
Agricultural census
Production & livestock context
The smallest published agricultural geography is shown with each measure. These values are never attributed directly to the city.
60.1production depth
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
155,220 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 155220 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d56f73bc7e332013a7e7b0d2eeb5- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
443 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 443 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fe75a708ce75237703fb4d350a36- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,216,574 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1216574 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fbb8a324f37e487b753989d7c3b9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
938 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 938 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:1f67367fdac12d6af3273705e018- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
63,626 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 63626 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:9b47bd9dd31a55d111f2ae6e45d0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
213 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 213 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d0125247e3f59f1644b4a059fd77- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
155,220 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 155220 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d56f73bc7e332013a7e7b0d2eeb5- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
443 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 443 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fe75a708ce75237703fb4d350a36- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,216,574 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1216574 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fbb8a324f37e487b753989d7c3b9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
938 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 938 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:1f67367fdac12d6af3273705e018- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
63,626 acresDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 63626 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:9b47bd9dd31a55d111f2ae6e45d0- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
213 farmsDivision No. 4, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 4, Alberta · census division
Published agricultural statistic; source status and original value retained.
- Source
- statcan-field-crops-hay-2021
- Snapshot
statcan-field-crops-hay-2021:4347084c6262bc27- Source record
4804:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 213 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:d0125247e3f59f1644b4a059fd77- Official record
- Open source ↗
Production depth measures evidence of production capacity; it is not an estimate of tons available for sale.
Comparable market observations
Price intelligence
No defensible Alfalfa benchmark
No sufficiently comparable current observation is stored for this market. HayQuotes does not substitute an incompatible price.
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Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation338 mm
How calculated
Leader · nearest station
Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.
- Source
- eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
- Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2020-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- mm
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:c239133a343d9c7ea5150ddcfaf9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature4.1 °C
How calculated
Leader · nearest station
Nearest official station with complete temperature and precipitation normals.
- Source
- eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
- Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2020-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- °C
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fdd8f7927e1c454173a97c1d0b52- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance55.3 miles
How calculated
Leader · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Special Area No. 3 reference point to the official station.
- Source
- eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020
- Snapshot
eccc-climate-normals-1991-2020:fd6872767931cdb4- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2020-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- miles
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:7fd5220e7a96b5524e126666e8d7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE categorySpecial Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:current_category_point:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- category
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:aed7269c2919e1920ab65e302076- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Special Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:current_pressure_score:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:f2744dff89a92cb8640cd3b046df- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE categorySpecial Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:one_month_trend:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- category
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:9b85a37f68ff9e0c9e4e1ad58ddd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Special Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_1_month_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:6b54b24200e2dc54de09ea54ae5c- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Special Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_3_months_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:00b5190a13a75a5ba63bb7821c22- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Special Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:pressure_score_6_months_ago:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- 0-100
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:683a7bea53ee9a3987c2d1b0a025- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observationsSpecial Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d1_plus:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- percent of observations
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:a0fab47b6f3e2b7c197158b5a976- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
0 percent of observationsSpecial Area No. 3 · 2026
How calculated
Special Area No. 3 · csd representative point
Official 5-km Canadian Drought Monitor class sampled at the Statistics Canada CSD representative point. This is point context, not an area-share estimate or a production forecast.
- Source
- aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history
- Snapshot
aafc-canadian-drought-monitor-history:04365a35409c9ee4- Source record
drought:trailing_year_months_d2_plus:2026-07-31- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2026-07-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Normalized unit
- percent of observations
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:1d008bd3416bc794f7df42d0daa1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
HayQuotes marketplace
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Market balanceINSUFFICIENT DATALiquidity: — / 100 · INSUFFICIENT DATAPublic aggregates require at least 3 comparable observations.
Decision tool
Delivered-cost, bale & truckload engine
No bale weight, payload, route mileage, or freight rate is assumed. Use the figures supplied with each quote.
Order weight0.00 short tons0 lb · 0.00 metric tonnes
Quote A
Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
Quote B
Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
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Geographic market graph
Strong nearby sourcing candidates
Ranked from the precomputed locality graph using type-aware mapped evidence and distance. Mapped land is not inventory for sale.
54.6sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Amisk, Alberta90.8 mi171,088 ac95.52. Alfalfa Hay in Hardisty, Alberta100.6 mi169,954 ac94.53. Alfalfa Hay in Hughenden, Alberta86.4 mi167,259 ac944. Alfalfa Hay in Castor, Alberta84.9 mi157,853 ac905. Alfalfa Hay in Czar, Alberta81.7 mi152,235 ac87.66. Alfalfa Hay in Paintearth County No. 18, Alberta78.8 mi144,879 ac84.67. Alfalfa Hay in Alliance, Alberta93.9 mi144,738 ac83.88. Alfalfa Hay in Big Valley, Alberta104.7 mi131,453 ac77.49. Alfalfa Hay in Coronation, Alberta66 mi126,133 ac7710. Alfalfa Hay in Flagstaff County, Alberta107.8 mi129,605 ac76.4Source hay
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Methodology & sources
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Statistics CanadaTable 32-10-0309-01 — Field crops and hay, Census of Agriculture
Evidence definitions and data confidence
EXACT identifies this hay type directly. FAMILY is broader family or supporting-crop evidence. GENERAL is context only. Public price observations are treated as confidence signals, not mandatory evidence.
Public agricultural records show relevant hay and forage activity in this area. Local Alfalfa Hay availability should be confirmed with suppliers. Prices vary by quality, bale format, season, and delivery, so request current supplier quotes for the most relevant pricing.
Generator: max-v1.0 · 42 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.