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Resources for Alberta Producers During Dry Conditions

Aug 29, 2018

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This site provides a central location for producers to visit for information and tools on business management and production issues for managing a farm during dry conditions and periods of business stress. Call the Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276) with questions or for more information.

News and Events

Situation updates, maps and reports

Planning and Preparing for Dry Conditions
To assist with decision-making during dry conditions, information and links are available through this page, or by calling the Ag-Info Centre at 310-FARM (3276).

Stress Management

Alberta Health Services - Mental Health Resources

Business Management
Budgeting information and tools; economics and financial analysis; decision aids; market analysis and outlook; business management strategies.

Water Management

Livestock Management
Maintaining livestock productivity and health; livestock production options/alternatives; feed & fodder alternatives; forage & grazing alternatives.

Forage, Hay and Pasture Management
Managing pastures, forages and hay lands to enhance plant health to withstand water stress and help to minimize the herbage reductions.

Crop Management
Maintaining crop productivity and growth; crop production options/alternatives.

Programs & Services
Programs and services available to producers to help manage through periods of business stress

Wildfires
Wildfires are a hazard that can spring up quickly and cause damage to your farm or acreage. Minimize the risk and reduce potential damage for your family, property and animals. Report wildfires at 310-FIRE.

Farm and Acreage Preparedness for Wildfires
Alberta Wildfire (download the App) and Fire Bans websites
Alberta Emergency Alerts (download the App)

Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

Video: EP 65 Grazing Through Drought

Welcome to the conclusion of the Getting Through Drought series, where we look at the best management practices cow-calf producers in Alberta can use to build up their resiliency against drought.

Our hope is that the series can help with the mental health issues the agriculture sector is grappling with right now. Farming and ranching are stressful businesses, but that’s brought to a whole new level when drought hits. By equipping cow-calf producers with information and words of advice from colleagues and peers in the sector on the best ways to get through a drought, things might not be as stressful in the next drought. Things might not look so bleak either.

In this final episode of the series, we are talking to Ralph Thrall of McIntyre Ranch who shares with us his experience managing grass and cows in a pretty dry part of the province.