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...
Check out the summer 2025 edition of Growing and Grazing with Special Areas! In this interactive newsletter, you will read about emergency action plans, avian flu, native and noxious weeds and so much more! Happy reading! ...
Check out all these events happening in our area! Coyotes, Gophers & Boars, Oh My! Online Webinar Series- Register here FCC Young Farmer Summit Online free event bringing farmers under 40 together to explore the business side of farming - Register here 2025 ABP Beef Research Showcase Enjoy a full day...
By: Jesse Williams, Agricultural Fieldman, Special Area No.2 On February 27, 2025 the Rumsey Community Hall welcomed 147 female cattle producers to the Tri-County Ladies Calving Clinic hosted by Starland County, Stettler County and Special Area No. 2 Agricultural Services Departments. This unique female-led learning opportunity...
Check out the spring edition of Growing and Grazing with Special Areas! In this interactive newsletter, you will read about Knapweed, wild boars and what we got up to this past year and more! Happy reading! To read previous newsletters, visit: Agriculture Services – Special Areas Board...
Our Special Areas Ag Fieldman attended the 2024 Ag Connections Conference presented by MNP earlier this month, and they learned so much! Our neighbor in Starland County, Flaghill Ranch Grass Fed Beef talked about the business of branding and strategies for success in a competitive market....
Check out the summer edition of Growing and Grazing with Special Areas! In this interactive newsletter, you will read about nitrate poisoning, downy brome, funding opportunities and more! Happy reading! To read previous newsletters, visit: Agriculture Services – Special Areas Board...
Three-flowered Avens (Geum trilorum) Native to the Special Areas and also known as Old Man’s Whiskers or Prairie Smoke, this attractive perennial is known for its reddish-purple, bell-shaped flowers that hang in groups of three. The 6 to 18-inch-tall plant has foot-wide, basal clumps of ferny, blue-green...
Broom-Rape (Orobanche ludoviciana) Broom-rape species are parasitic plants that grow on sage (Artemisia) plants. They have a white-ish colouring because they obtain their energy from the sage instead of producing their own via photosynthesis. Three broom-rape species are present in Alberta all characterized by their small...