Agricultural News

Join Farm Credit Canada (FCC) for an exciting, free, full-day event for young farmers, aimed at enhancing your farm management skills, on December 11, 2025, at the Red Deer Resort and Casino.

While scattered showers brought between 3 and 10 mm of precipitation to isolated areas over the past two weeks, overall rainfall remained well below the long-term accumulation for this time of year.

Join regional producers for the Alberta Pulse Growers Zone 4 AGM and Alberta Grains Region 6 Meeting, on November 13, 2025, at the Rycroft Ag Society.

Starting or growing a farm business can feel overwhelming - but you don't have to do it alone! Join the Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network and gain practical, personalized mentorship to help you build a strong, resilient farm business.

Nominate a Saddle Hills County family for the AAAS Northern Alberta Farm Family Awards. The deadline for applications is October 30, 2025.

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is seeking Board nominees across all five zones, until November 15, 2025.

The inaugural Alberta Top Crop Summit will take place on November 20, 2025, at the Holiday Inn & Suites Grande Prairie Conference Centre, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Did you know that the Peace Country Beef and Forage Association (PCBFA) offers mobile agricultural soil sampling services? Submit your samples and curate inputs for your fields, improving yields, lowering expenses, and optimizing soil health.

Since the end of August, less than 0.5 mm of precipitation fell across most of Alberta’s agricultural areas. The lower rainfall is favourable, as most crops have matured and harvest operations are well underway.  

Alberta’s government is increasing the lending limit on the Feeder Associations Loan Guarantee Program to support local producers and grow and strengthen the rural economy.