Agricultural News

Saddle Hills County are gathering feedback from our resident agricultural producers on how they will be affected by the closures of Richardson Pioneer in Dawson Creek and H&M Meats in Grande Prairie.

Map 1: Since the last report, (September 21^th 2022) dry conditions have continued to prevail over most of the province, with many widely scattered areas receiving less than 1 mm of rain and about 80% of the province’s growing areas receiving less than 5 mm (map 1).

This week’s crop report confirms ongoing harvest progress with above average yield and quality expectations. As at September 20, eighty-seven per cent of all crops were swathed or combined with an expected 10-year yield index of 107 and with grading expectations of the provincial wheat, barley, canola, and pea crops ahead of 10-year averages.

Maps 1 & 2: Since the last report, (September 7, 2022) precipitation has been highly variable across the provinces growing areas (map 1). 

Saddle Hills County Ag Services Department will be hosting a 'Clubroot 101' webinar on October 7, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. with Michael Harding, a plant pathologist with Alberta Ag and Forestry.

As fall officially starts in 8 days, September 21st, Toso Bozic of the ATTS Group has put together some fact sheets about helping trees through the fall and winter months.

Saddle Hills County Ag Services Department will be hosting a 'Clubroot 101' webinar on October 7, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. with Michael Harding, a plant pathologist with Alberta Ag and Forestry.

Objectives of the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) are now available and online consultations are open until October 2022. Resolution E1-20

Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) is excited to announce that it will be open to receiving applications for the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) program starting August 4, 2022.

Map 1: Since the last report (August 10, 2022) most lands lying south of the Yellowhead Highway all the way down the US border have remained dry.  Spotty thunderstorm activity delivered much needed rains to some parts of the Central Region, the extreme southern parts of the Southern Region and parts of the North East Region (map 1).