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Alberta’s new 2024 Drought Response Plan will help guide the province through any and all drought conditions. This is a plan covering everything from conservation plans and water-sharing agreements to declaring an emergency and prioritizing water for human health and safety. Read more here.

The Water Program supports agricultural water management by helping primary producers adopt agriculture water better management practices and priority actions. This supports better management of risks to water quality and supplies, adaptation to climate variability and the efficient use of water resources.

Application processing is underway but an estimated timeline for approval is not currently available. To get all the detail, please go to this website.

Agriculture Canada recently announced the interest-free limit of the Advance Payments Program has been set at $250,000 for the 2024 program year. This is the portion of advances on which the Government of Canada pays the interest on behalf of producers.

This change will save approximately 11,950 participating producers an additional $4,916 in interest costs on average, for a total savings of up to $58.7 million.
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Premises Identification (PID) is a tool used to plan for, control, and prevent the spread of livestock and poultry disease, such as avian influenza or foot and mouth disease, and is crucial for the livestock industry in the event of an animal health incident,” says Dr. Keith Lehman, chief provincial veterinarian with the Alberta government. “The quicker we can locate livestock, the more quickly and accurately we can respond. In fact, PID was used heavily in 2022 and 2023 to help control the spread of avian influenza and disseminate information to poultry owners in the province and will continue to be an important tool in managing the anticipated spread in future years.” Read more here.

For Public Notice March 1, 2024

Alberta Farm Animal Care Association (AFAC) was started in 1993 by Alberta livestock producers. Throughout the past 30 years, AFAC has developed into the collective voice of the livestock industry on matters of livestock welfare and provided an opportunity for the industry to work together to advance and promote responsible livestock care. AFAC's vision was to ensure farm animals in Alberta are respected, well-cared for, and experience a high state of welfare through collaboration with and support of our members. Our mission was to promote best practices in care and handling, by working collaboratively towards continual improvement in responsible livestock care, and engaging the public to build trust through transparency. Read more here.

Great news for producers - the Alberta Government is expanding the 2023 Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance program.

Starting Jan. 29, producers in 23 additional regions can apply for financial support to maintain breeding herds. #abag

Learn more: https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=896458EC7CD6E-EC0F-66BF-F7298AF038FFA259

We would like to formally extend an invitation to this FREE event hosted at Olds College of Agriculture & Technology in partnership with Lakeland College. 

Please share within your networks to any one who may find value or interest in this event!

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us!

*Formal agenda to be released Feb. 1

Canadian lamb and sheep meat and product trends 2023

Producer Report

Producer Summary

Sheep Supply for month ending September 2023