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Monday, June 5, 2023
If you don’t live near one of Rocky View County’s transfer sites and have material that needs to be disposed of/recycled, plan to take it to one of the various Agricultural Roundup days this summer. Mark the date and location that works for you! Rocky View County’s Waste and Recycling is hosting Ag Read More...
Monday, May 29, 2023
The Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) funding expired on March 31, 2023. To support continued innovation, growth and prosperity, the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) launched its programs to replace the CAP program - a five‐year (2023-2028), $3.5-billion Read More...
Monday, May 29, 2023
Foxtail barley is a native bunchgrass found throughout Canada, primarily in moist or saline depressions but can also occur in cultivated fields, roadsides, waste lands, and lawn. It is a perennial plant, greenish purple in colour with round, hollow stems, and swollen nodes. The unique seed head has Read More...
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Join Rocky View County for an Agricultural Workshop! These educational workshops are designed to support rural life in the County. Registration is required. Be sure to check back to this page as registration details will be added to each workshop closer to its start date. Current EventsGrazing Read More...
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Throughout 2022, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), an H5N1 strain, occurred in wild and domestic birds across Canada and USA. In Alberta, the outbreak began in early April 2022 and it has been detected across many other provinces in Canada. A surge in cases is expected to Read More...
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Springtime needle discoloration on previously healthy evergreens is often a result of some form of winter injury. Many factors such as winter desiccation, salt, frost, drought, flood, or soil deficiency are some of the reasons why evergreen trees and shrubs could turn brown, change colour, or loose Read More...
Thursday, May 4, 2023
Groundwater Connections is a community-based watershed program for sustainable groundwater management that was designed as an economic approach for monitoring groundwater levels in Rocky View County.The goal of this project is to increase our knowledge base of the cumulative impact of multiple wells Read More...
Friday, April 14, 2023
The Miistakis Institute is looking for landowners with wetlands on their property that would be willing to participate in a project to study amphibians in Rocky View County. There have been six amphibian species historically reported in the area, including boreal chorus frog, wood frog, northern Read More...
Friday, March 31, 2023
Rocky View County Council has approved the 2023 Master Rates Bylaw that outlines the fees the County charges for services. The new fee schedule comes into effect on April 1, 2023.All County fees are reviewed annually, as part of the budget process, and adjusted as needed to recover costs or allow Read More...
Monday, January 16, 2023
Rocky View County and the City of Calgary are pleased to announce a step forward in building a collaborative relationship that will generate economic development opportunities, as well as create more sustainable methods of industrial growth, to benefit both municipalities and the Calgary Read More...
Thursday, December 22, 2022
If you’re trying to improve your ranch’s profitability, here are a few things to consider.Full Article Read More...
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Hundreds of Alberta producers have completed climate mitigation projects on their farms and the administrator of the On-Farm Climate Action Fund is expecting another wave of applications when the program reopens in February.Full article and information on projects covered available here. Read More...
Thursday, December 22, 2022
The federal government has enlisted farm groups on the ground floor of consultations toward development of a long-term strategy to “amplify” the adoption and use of sustainable practices in agriculture over the next year.Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Dec. 12 announced the launch of Read More...
Thursday, December 22, 2022
In this month’s edition: Director’s Note – Emily Lowe Playing With Fire: When Manageable Risk Delivers Great Reward Study compares haylage vs. hay 16 practical tips for selecting productive replacement heifers Winter Feed Supplementation for CowsDecember Newsletter Read More...
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Since 1992 the Emerald Awards have showcased over 350 recipients and 850 finalists across Alberta who are addressing environmental and climate change issues, and you could be next to join that list!The Alberta Emerald Foundation is looking for organizations, projects, and individuals who are doing Read More...
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