The latest and greatest Growing and Grazing Newsletter is ready!In this interactive newsletter you will learn about heavy snowfall damage to trees, building drought resistance and rats!Read it here! ...
Good livestock management practices protect livestock, people and the environment. Check out some of these helpful tips. Livestock Husbandry When conflicts arise between livestock and coyotes, the primary focus should be on managing livestock effectively to prevent situations that encourage or invite predation. Implementing sound husbandry practices significantly reduces interactions between...
Keep up to date with events happening around the region. March 11, 16 & 24: Lunch ‘n’ Learn -FREE noon hour webinars! March 11:https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zYq4H1N_TTOcOmIeW9SOvg#/registration March 16: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uIvQxZRtQjSDo1Zbv4phDg#/registration March 24: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/thZgsp0ISjOJ5hTdE3OeEw#/registration March 11: Alberta Farmer Pesticide Applicator Certificate Course (Wheatland County) https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2026-alberta-farmer-pesticide-applicator-certificate-course-tickets-1977850404803 March 13 & 14...
Are you on the search for a real Christmas tree this holiday season? Our well-known tree expert Tozo Bozic let us in on some trade tips! Read more here ...
🌲From the tree expert himself - Toso Bozic at Yard Whispers - offers some management options for mitigating impacts from frost crack in your trees. Prune / remove dead or damaged branches Maintain adequate soil moisture levels to promote healthy bark and wood Avoid fertilizing...
Because of the warmer fall weather patterns sticking around, there is still time to control winter annuals and pesky perennial weeds. Weeds like stork’s bill, annual sow thistle (common and spiny), Canada thistle, dandelions etc. Why control in fall? Many beneficial grasses are dying off, so reduced...
Not that we will ever complain about additional moisture in our part of the prairies, but it also resulted in increased lodging amongst our crop producers, when it paired with the occasional gallic winds. Different Types of Lodging: Root lodging Most common Occurs earlier in the...
CARA's 15th Annual Cattlemen Clinic November 27, 2025 Oyen Seniors Centre 10:30am - 3:00 PM Register: 15th Annual CARA Cattlemen Clinic Tickets, Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite CARA's Gather & Grow December 9, 2025 Acadia Valley Community Hall 6pm - 9pm Register: 403-664-3777 or cara-3@telus.net Event Poster FCC Young Farmer Summit December 11,...
Wondering where to recycle your ag products? Don’t let used containers, twine, grain bags and pesticide containers end up in your burn pit or buried! Here is a snapshot of some of the centers in the Special Areas that you can recycle the following: Bags/twine ONLY Hanna,...
The Agricultural Service Boards in the Special Areas conducted a producer survey in July 2025 to learn more about the impacts Richardson’s ground squirrels (commonly referred to as gophers) were having on agricultural lands in the east-central region of Alberta. Despite the short timeframe for...