Agricultural News

After consistent ratings on crop conditions since the middle of June, the recent heat was prolonged enough that major crop conditions significantly declined from 73 per cent good to excellent last week to 55 per cent good to excellent. 

With multiple wildfires burning throughout the province, the Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) Equine Emergency Help Directory is now available online through Alberta Agriculture. 

Since the last report, above average temperatures have prevailed and we have experienced little widespread relief in the form of rain. During the last three weeks, most of Alberta's agricultural areas saw temperatures as high as 34-36°C.

Saddle Hills County’s Ag Services Department is currently mowing ditches on County rights-of-way, beginning in the Woking area and moving west in the coming weeks.

While the recent rains have definitely helped, the effect of the prolonged drought on trees in the Peace Region is still very much apparent. Learn how to effectively manage drought and your trees, with these watering considerations from Tree Expert, Toso Bozic. 

Crews from the Agricultural Services Department are currently spraying roadsides throughout the County, weather permitting, to protect agricultural producers from noxious and prohibited weeds.

Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation is seeking feedback from primary producers to better understand the challenges and barriers to growth being experienced in Alberta's agriculture sector. 

Drop off your Peace Country Beef & Forage Association (PCBFA) Feed Tests at Saddle Hills County's Ag Services Department.

Thirty degree weather and minimal precipitation has meant that crops across the province are starting to show signs of heat stress, like canola, while others are coming out of flowering prematurely or dropping tillers.

Precipitation has been quite hit and miss this week, ranging from areas that received over 20 mm to large areas that experienced no rain at all. The accompanying heat has put many crops under stress, particularly in those areas that have low soil moisture reserves or have remained dry over the last few weeks.