In the fall of 2023, Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation’s - Emergency Management staff participated in a post-fire review of the 2023 fire season that was organized by the Agriculture Fieldmen from MD of Greenview, Yellowhead County and Saddle Hills County. One of the key observations from the discussion is that producers and communities in Alberta …
RALP applications opened
Agriculture and Irrigation announcement February 1, 2024 "As of February 1, the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) has opened for Year 2 applications. The RALP objective is to increase the environmental resiliency of agricultural landscapes by accelerating adoption of beneficial management practices (BMPs) that maximize provision of ecological goods and services (EG&S), particularly increased carbon …
Government announces “Expanding 2023 Livestock drought recovery support”
Many municipalities have been connecting with the provincial and federal governments about which municipalities were included or excluded from the 2023 Livestock drought recovery support. Yesterday the government announced an expansion of the program on the Alberta.ca Website. See link below for more information. Expanding 2023 Livestock drought recovery support The first announcement was made in October, …
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Agriculture Disasters Declared in Alberta Municipalities 2023
Declarations by Region: Southern RegionVulcan County (June 21)Foothills County (June 28)MD of Willow Creek (June 30)Cypress County (July 6) Wheatland County (July 7)MD Acadia (July 11)Special Area 2 (July 11)Special Area 3 (July 11)Special Area 4 (July 11)Cardston County (July 17)County of Forty Mile (July 6)MD Taber (July 24)Starland County (July 26)Kneehill County (July 25)County …
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Stay Connected to Insect Pests…
Prairie Pest Monitoring Network WHY WE EXIST The concept of a coordinated insect surveillance program for the prairies first took shape in 1997. Since then, the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network (PPMN) has been involved in developing monitoring protocols and in coordinating and conducting insect population monitoring of pests of field crops. The distribution and abundance …
Credit Unions Announce “Women in Ag” Grant
Applications accepted until July 5th Women in Ag Grant The goal of this grant is to provide Alberta-based women who are currently working/planning to work in the agriculture industry the chance to receive one of two $10,000 grants to put towards their ag business’ financial future. This grant was developed by in response to research …
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County of Stettler Declares Agriculture Disaster Due to Drought
Lack of spring moisture leaves land stressed, entering prime growing season. A very light snow pack with no run-off combined with an early and extended heat wave and no moisture led Council to declare an Agricultural Disaster in the County of Stettler on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at their Regular Council Meeting. Read full declaration …
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Webinar – Drought Resilience Perspective
June 20, 2023 7pm Panel discussion on drought strategies and resilience The Alberta Forage Industry Network (AFIN) is hosting a zoom webinar event to talk about managing through dry conditions. From AFIN website: "Join us for a chat about the current drought situation in Alberta and the mental health impacts it can have on those …
Know Your Food Ag Day
Resolution 9-20, related Resolution 3-22 On May 2nd, 3rd and 4th the County of Newell hosted nearly 1000 school age kids on the Agriculture Service side of their compound as well as in the warm storage building. The day included 2 trailers booked through Ag for Life. The “Know your Food” and the “Rural Safety Unit” trailers. …
April ASB Connector Newsletter now available
Staying connected The ASB Connector e-newsletter is produced by the Government of Alberta for the ASB members. The newsletter is distributed to the ASB Chairs email list and the AAAF email list maintained by the ASB Program staff at Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI). Any ASB member can subscribe to this e-newsletter through an online subscription …
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