Agricultural News

The United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) is currently seeking nominations of motivated and qualified candidates for three vacancies on their Board of Directors.

All regions across the province received precipitation which, while expected to improve soil moisture, delayed harvest progress over the past week. Harvest of pulse crops is nearing completion, while the harvest of spring wheat and barley are the current focus for most producers.

The results of the inaugural Canadian Cow-Calf survey are now available online, allowing producers to review best management practices and trends in the sector.

The Simpson Centre is looking for producer input on ways to make digital agriculture technology and date more accessible and transparent, through a short, 15 minute survey.

Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation has released the 2024 Cropping Alternatives (Crop Budget Planning), an essential resource for farmers.

This annual Crop Budget Planning is tailored to specific soil zones and covers a broad range of dryland and irrigated crops and forages. 

Harvest continued at a rapid pace last week, supported by a period of warmer than average temperatures over the last month. No weather delays were reported from the Peace Region over the past week. 

In the last week, precipitation across the province has been relatively light and highly variable. Scattered rains resulted in 3-10 mm through parts of the Peace Region.

Although the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) is closed for applications until February 1, 2025, it's never a bad time to start preparing for your farm's future. 

Given the high number of applications in 2024, strong demand is anticipated for 2025, which will be the final year of the program. While the 2025 application form will be available closer to the intake date, start planning your projects now for a greater chance at success in the next application cycle. 

Harvest progress continues throughout the province, advancing by 17 per cent for all crops since the last report two weeks ago. Provincially, about 20 per cent of all crops have been combined, which is 8 per cent ahead of the 5-year average and 10 per cent ahead of the 10-year average.

Since August 20, 2024, the province has experienced significant precipitation events in the South, North West, and Peace Regions. Amounts in excess of 50 mm were reported in some areas.