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  • Take Your Agricultural Business To The Next Level

    Are you ready to take your agricultural business to the next level? Then you're in the right place. The Saddle Hills County Ag Services Department would like to make County producers aware that University of Guelph offers a free series of eight modules covering

  • Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Alberta

    Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Alberta

  • Agricultural Producer - We Want Your Input

    The 2022 Ag Services Townhalls are designed to get input from Saddle Hills County agricultural producers about our potential programs, services, and outreach offerings (webinars, courses, etc.).

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    Your Agricultural Service Board

    The Agricultural Service Board (ASB) advises Council on how to best serve our rural communities. The ASB provides services and recommendations to our producers. The ASB also does inspections and research on pests, crop disease, and weeds in the County.

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    Moisture Situation Update As Of March 27, 2022

    Saddle Hills County’ Ag Services Department is pleased to provide the most recent update on the moisture situation in Alberta.

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    Safe Grain Bin Training Video

    SARDA Ag Research is bringing the BeGrainSafe Trailer to the region on March 19-20. Did you know that it takes less than 15 seconds for a person to be trapped in grain? Grain entrapment is a real, fatal danger to producers in the area.

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    Ag Producers: Unwanted Pesticides & Medications

    The Recycling Council of Alberta is sharing information with agricultural producers regarding the proper disposal of unwanted commercial agricultural pesticides and obsolete livestock/ equine/ poultry medications

    For information about this fall's collection of unwanted pesticides & old livestock/equine medications, please contact our program coordinator, Heather Bradley: bradleyh@cleanfarms.ca | 416- 622-1105

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    Home On The Range Webinar Series Now On YouTube

    Live recordings of the Home on the Range Webinar Series hosted by Saddle Hills County Ag Services Department in partnership with Big Lakes County  are now available on Saddle Hills County's YouTube channel.

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    Moisture Situation a/o Jan 9, 2022

    Mid December marked the start of a cold spell that persisted until nearly mid-January.  Along with the intense cold, many lands across the north-half of the province received above average snow fall accumulations. 

  • Scare Cannons Can Help Protect Feed

    Saddle Hills County Ag Services Department would like producers to know that there are many options for producers who are interested in protecting their feed from wildlife damage. Scare cannons are a useful and non-lethal deterrent for problem wildlife damaging commodities. 


Contact Us

Saddle Hills
Junction of Hwy 49 & Secondary Hwy 725
RR1, Spirit River AB
T0H 3G0
T. 780-864-3760
Fax 780-864-3904
Toll-free 1-888-864-3760
frontdesk@saddlehills.ab.ca

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