Pasture / forage
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Alfalfa Hay
in Waterhen 130, Saskatchewan
Compare local and regional supply, market data, and delivered or pickup options for Alfalfa hay serving Waterhen 130.
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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 Waterhen 130, but it does not measure how much is specifically Alfalfa hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 62,855 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 25th percentile among 9,830 analyzed Saskatchewan localities and the 60th percentile nationally. Division No. 17, Saskatchewan reports 184,764 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 Bonnyville, Alberta, 96 miles away with 300,336 mapped acres. The current drought signal is D0 as of 2026-07-31, which can affect how quickly buyers should confirm quality and freight.
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 25th percentile among analyzed Saskatchewan 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
36 ac
10 mi
2,965 ac
25 mi
62,855 ac
50 mi
226,295 ac
100 mi
841,051 ac
150 mi
1,273,942 ac
250 mi
2,388,155 ac
Within 25 miles62,855mapped acres · 5.002% of radius · 2025
25th percentile among 9,830 analyzed Saskatchewan localities · 60th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:a69ea46f32548015- Source record
282626- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 282626 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:4277b35604b792a1c1ce22d345ec- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
92.5 / 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.
56.5production depth
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
184,764 acresDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 184764 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fc5960f6f4d882e8c3a19add788b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
745 farmsDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 745 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:c9d37429a2f609786e6b8d970f17- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,450,288 acresDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1450288 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:763f593cff010b5b88666eb38a26- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,625 farmsDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1625 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:aa30f438a951048d812cba289af9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
83,137 acresDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 83137 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:431f3ca4f47c40a4faf464278679- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
380 farmsDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 380 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:8504144c30cb9a42e8084f20a8d6- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa AcresHISTORICAL
184,764 acresDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:alfalfa_acres:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 184764 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:fc5960f6f4d882e8c3a19add788b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Alfalfa FarmsHISTORICAL
745 farmsDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:alfalfa_farms:2021- Evidence
- EXACT
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 745 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:c9d37429a2f609786e6b8d970f17- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
1,450,288 acresDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1450288 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:763f593cff010b5b88666eb38a26- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
1,625 farmsDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 1625 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:aa30f438a951048d812cba289af9- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
83,137 acresDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 83137 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:431f3ca4f47c40a4faf464278679- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
380 farmsDivision No. 17, Saskatchewan · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 17, Saskatchewan · 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
4717:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 380 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:8504144c30cb9a42e8084f20a8d6- 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 precipitation406.7 mm
How calculated
Meadow Lake · 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:0d5a9ced1a1054bfb5c4d89f9f43- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature0.9 °C
How calculated
Meadow Lake · 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:64ac243feceea3eb910d9b178215- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance22.5 miles
How calculated
Meadow Lake · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Waterhen 130 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:a29416aa0bb0acb58eb922f14ad1- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
D0 categoryWaterhen 130 · 2026
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:5247821641e984571e1efaefe2cd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
20 0-100Waterhen 130 · 2026
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:732fab13cdd32fe6e33e384fdf68- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
WORSENING categoryWaterhen 130 · 2026
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:7427fd08ef583dabe18e2e0a0875- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Waterhen 130 · 2026
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:4db4953d3b8e4a89100be3b4f035- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Waterhen 130 · 2026
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:f2abaa0ca26e05079ab485d1b903- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Waterhen 130 · 2026
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:be7b42b9a6a5d995901fcb0ff293- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
38.5 percent of observationsWaterhen 130 · 2026
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:bf7837a66225075eff236ba271e5- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
7.7 percent of observationsWaterhen 130 · 2026
How calculated
Waterhen 130 · 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:8536686d433d62a5428b54278445- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought and weather pressure provide environmental context; they do not estimate production or price.
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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.
56.1sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Alfalfa Hay in Bonnyville, Alberta96.4 mi300,336 ac95.22. Alfalfa Hay in Frenchman Butte No. 501, Saskatchewan72.1 mi236,596 ac80.53. Alfalfa Hay in Paradise Hill, Saskatchewan76.3 mi229,635 ac78.54. Alfalfa Hay in Turtleford, Saskatchewan76.7 mi228,887 ac78.35. Alfalfa Hay in Puskiakiwenin 122, Alberta90.1 mi224,790 ac76.66. Alfalfa Hay in St. Walburg, Saskatchewan65.3 mi215,582 ac75.67. Alfalfa Hay in Mervin No. 499, Saskatchewan67.2 mi215,923 ac75.68. Alfalfa Hay in Mervin, Saskatchewan79.4 mi214,051 ac74.59. Alfalfa Hay in Unipouheos 121, Alberta90.7 mi209,135 ac72.710. Alfalfa Hay in Thunderchild First Nation 115B, Saskatchewan68.5 mi204,430 ac72.6Source hay
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Internal market pathways
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County and agricultural-region markets
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Methodology & sources
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2025
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaCanadian Drought Monitor monthly raster archive
Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Climate Normals and Averages
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.