Agricultural News

Grain producers in the Canadian Prairies are invited to participate in a University of Alberta research survey on the adoption of winter wheat and ultra-early seeding of spring wheat.

With the recent hot weather has come very dry air and there has been little precipitation over the past week, with most areas receiving less than 10 mm of rainfall. 

Warm temperatures have finally arrived throughout the province, ideal for haying, with significant progress being made in all regions over the past week. 

Since June 19, 2024, precipitation has been variable, with most of it arriving in the form of thunderstorm activity. Many lands throughout the Peace Region received 10 to 50 mm of moisture, with some parts of the east-central Peace Region receiving well over 50 mm. 

Crop conditions rated good to excellent across the province since last week, increasing 2%, and are currently 2% above the 5-year average.

Your Agricultural Services Board has been hard at work researching and planning the services, programs, and initiatives they hope to offer over the coming years. View their Vision, Mission, and Strategic Priorities for yourself in the ASB 2024-28 Strategic Plan, now available.

Are you interested in conducting an ALUS project on your land? ALUS Expressions of Interest are now open to Saddle Hills County producers. 

Join us for a Wild Boar Seminar at the Fourth Creek Hall, on August 13, 2024. 

The regions for the 2024 Livestock Tax Deferral provision have been announced, including Saddle Hills County. 

Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) is investing $2.2 million in Livestock Gentec to help drive the adoption of tools that will improve the genetic selection of beef cattle and power economic and environmentally positive changes in Alberta's livestock sector.