Agricultural News

The direct impact of drought on trees is characterized by slowing or eliminating growth, serious health threat causing injury or death. Drought also impact trees indirectly, by increasing their susceptibility to wildfire, insect pests and disease and overall long-term decline.

Map 1: Since the last report issued on July 25, 2022, temperatures have generally remained above normal for this time of year. However for many lands across the south-half of the province, conditions have dried dramatically since mid-July.

Map 1: Precipitation amounts since the last report on July 25, 2022 have ranged greatly throughout the province over the last 11 days. North West Alberta stretching from Yellowhead and Clearwater County, crossing the province East towards Lloydminster have seen upwards of 60 mm, with the most received in Beaver county in excess of 120 mm.

White, black and Engelman spruce are native spruce trees in Alberta, and along with introduced spruce species ( Blue, Norway, Serbian, and many other cultivars) are one of the most dominant coniferous species in natural as well as in urban areas.

Saddle Hills AG Services Department is hosting a Tree Care workshop, with tree whisperer Toso Bozic, on July 29, 2022.

Saddle Hills County Agricultural Service Board (ASB) is sponsoring two people each from two resident farms in the County to attend the 2022 Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing to be held at the Double Tree by Hilton West Edmonton December 13,14 and 15.

Seasonal staff are now out in full swing and will be out monitoring crop land, industrial sites and pasture for weed and crop pests.

A cool, wet spring has created seeding delays in many areas of northern Alberta. It is estimated that producers in the area are collectively over 1.2 million acres behind normal progress.

Spring is a good time to plant larger caliper trees in your property. The “caliper tree” is an older tree with at least 4 cm in diameter in stem/ trunk measured 15 cm above ground level.

Saddle Hills County's Ag Service Department has launched it's new Tree Seedling Program for residents who want to plant trees on their property.