Non-alfalfa hay
Local Hay Intelligence · Updated 2026-09-04
Orchardgrass Hay
in Killam, 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 non-alfalfa hay around Killam, but it does not measure how much is specifically Orchardgrass hay. The latest 2025 raster shows 134,487 mapped acres within 25 miles, placing the market in the 58th percentile among 4,190 analyzed Alberta localities and the 85th percentile nationally. Division No. 7, Alberta reports 100,757 acres of reported other hay fodder 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 St. Paul, Alberta, 86 miles away with 319,134 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 supplySTRONG
Nearby sourcingSTRONG
Drought pressureLOW
MarketplaceLIMITED
The 25-mile mapped non-alfalfa hay footprint ranks at the 58th percentile among analyzed Alberta localities.
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- aafc-aci-2025
This raster evidence is broader non-alfalfa hay context; it does not identify how much is specifically Orchardgrass hay.
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- aafc-aci-2025
Production evidence is relatively strong, but HayQuotes currently has no observed active supplier coverage in this market.
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Satellite crop map
Local non-alfalfa hay footprint
Mapped acreage is shown by sourcing radius. It is land-cover evidence, not inventory available for sale.
5 mi
6,375 ac
10 mi
21,585 ac
25 mi
134,487 ac
50 mi
659,152 ac
100 mi
2,403,005 ac
150 mi
4,790,860 ac
250 mi
5,589,976 ac
Within 25 miles134,487mapped acres · 10.702% of radius · 2025
58th percentile among 4,190 analyzed Alberta localities · 85th percentile nationally.
How calculated
Killam · 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
604720- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2025-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 604720 classified pixels
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- LATEST
- Fact ID
fact:ebd8056333b3182d907eae9c7aaa- Official record
- Open source ↗
Footprint history
84.4 / 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.
72.2production depth
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
2,268,967 acresDivision No. 7, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 7, 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
4807:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2268967 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:5a26468f704c2c7bf0b200db42bd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,317 farmsDivision No. 7, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 7, 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
4807:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2317 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:658133fd99602c1001c7b601ef24- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
100,757 acresDivision No. 7, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 7, 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
4807:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 100757 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ffbb019f4000634a84d92d26c47d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
547 farmsDivision No. 7, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 7, 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
4807:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 547 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:f06661927629e5a67c375db89b46- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay AcresHISTORICAL
2,268,967 acresDivision No. 7, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 7, 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
4807:field_crops_hay_acres:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2268967 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:5a26468f704c2c7bf0b200db42bd- Official record
- Open source ↗
Field Crops Hay FarmsHISTORICAL
2,317 farmsDivision No. 7, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 7, 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
4807:field_crops_hay_farms:2021- Evidence
- GENERAL
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 2317 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:658133fd99602c1001c7b601ef24- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder AcresHISTORICAL
100,757 acresDivision No. 7, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 7, 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
4807:other_hay_fodder_acres:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 100757 acres
- Normalized unit
- acres
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:ffbb019f4000634a84d92d26c47d- Official record
- Open source ↗
Other Hay Fodder FarmsHISTORICAL
547 farmsDivision No. 7, Alberta · 2021
How calculated
Division No. 7, 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
4807:other_hay_fodder_farms:2021- Evidence
- FAMILY
- Period
- 2021-12-31
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-04
- Original
- 547 farms
- Normalized unit
- farms
- Freshness
- HISTORICAL
- Fact ID
fact:f06661927629e5a67c375db89b46- 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 Orchardgrass benchmark
No sufficiently comparable current observation is stored for this market. HayQuotes does not substitute an incompatible price.
Request current local quotes →Only compatible type, quality, package, sale-basis, unit, geography and time observations may be aggregated.
Official 1991–2020 normals
Local climate context
Annual precipitation407.4 mm
How calculated
Forestburg Plant Site · 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:4ead0baacac7903c7d87817166b6- Official record
- Open source ↗
Annual mean temperature4.4 °C
How calculated
Forestburg Plant Site · 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:8373d9a7fb8177f14d7b386e13d7- Official record
- Open source ↗
Station distance25.2 miles
How calculated
Forestburg Plant Site · nearest station
Great-circle distance from Killam 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:d86d83c0e997cca127b4474106a4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Climate normals provide environmental context and do not predict yield.
Environmental pressure
Drought & moisture context
Drought Current Category PointLATEST
NONE categoryKillam · 2026
How calculated
Killam · 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:1d1f596892ecd9f1a49a95bcace4- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Current Pressure ScoreLATEST
0 0-100Killam · 2026
How calculated
Killam · 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:54cef9576452974229045891b82e- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought One Month TrendLATEST
STABLE categoryKillam · 2026
How calculated
Killam · 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:90e246911e0521e5ce1903628cc3- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 1 Month AgoLATEST
0 0-100Killam · 2026
How calculated
Killam · 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:f033024702d81729a565447be2dc- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 3 Months AgoLATEST
0 0-100Killam · 2026
How calculated
Killam · 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:84faea64d926fcbc9b6aba8be406- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Pressure Score 6 Months AgoLATEST
20 0-100Killam · 2026
How calculated
Killam · 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:182fbc575da8138d54d595c01395- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D1 PlusLATEST
23.1 percent of observationsKillam · 2026
How calculated
Killam · 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:6c0b41afec90f94ac035040df78b- Official record
- Open source ↗
Drought Trailing Year Months D2 PlusLATEST
23.1 percent of observationsKillam · 2026
How calculated
Killam · 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:52cd50fc857ec141fd3a7314bde9- 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
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Delivered total$0.00
Delivered equivalent—
Loads—Enter payload
$0.00 hay + $0.00 freight + $0.00 accessorials
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Delivered total$0.00
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$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.
46.6sourcing difficulty
Rank · marketDistanceMapped contextStrength
1. Orchardgrass Hay in St. Paul, Alberta85.9 mi319,134 ac95.72. Orchardgrass Hay in Ma-Me-O Beach, Alberta88.5 mi297,815 ac90.63. Orchardgrass Hay in Myrnam, Alberta65 mi285,992 ac894. Orchardgrass Hay in Pigeon Lake 138A, Alberta87.6 mi288,161 ac88.35. Orchardgrass Hay in Elk Point, Alberta85.8 mi278,041 ac86.16. Orchardgrass Hay in Saddle Lake 125, Alberta82.1 mi272,738 ac857. Orchardgrass Hay in Vermilion, Alberta56.8 mi259,190 ac83.18. Orchardgrass Hay in Innisfree, Alberta42.3 mi241,172 ac79.69. Orchardgrass Hay in Mannville, Alberta46.7 mi242,273 ac79.610. Orchardgrass Hay in Minburn County No. 27, Alberta41.3 mi239,293 ac79.2Source hay
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Audit trail
Methodology & sources
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Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2023
Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaAnnual Crop Inventory 2024
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 Orchardgrass 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 · 40 cited facts in this document · data as of 2026-07-31.