Attention Wheatland County agricultural community!The Youth Employment and Skills Program provides a wage subsidy to employers who hire youth for agricultural jobs. The program offers support for 50% of wages to a maximum of $14,000.Application closes March 21, 2022. For more details, click HERE.
For Farmers and Agrologists Standard Community Hall, March 28th & 29th This class deals with every aspect of productive, safe, and legal use of remotely piloted aerial systems by farmers & agronomists. During the course, we will discuss the uses and limitations of this technology for agriculture and how to use the data. We’ll discuss what […]
Did you know that farmers are required to have a Farmer Pesticide Certificate to use restricted pesticides? Do you have your certificate? Do you need to be recertified? Register today for the Farmer Pesticide Certification course that will be held on March 9, 2022, at the Wheatland County Administration Building! This course is a tool […]
We will be conducting a special meeting of the Wheatland County Agricultural Service Board (ASB) January 24, 2022, via conference call, at 1 PM, in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Section 199. To join the call, please dial 403-917-1764 and when prompted, dial the pin 47001. If you would like to make a comment or ask […]
Wheatland County invites applications for “Members-At-Large” to the Agricultural Service Board (ASB). The ASB is a special committee appointed by council to address agricultural concerns in the municipality. This is done through developing and evaluating agricultural policies and programs to meet the needs of Wheatland County. Applicants should be well versed in a wide variety […]
The Agriculture and Environment Department is proud to present its 2020 Agriculture and Environment Program Update, a publication created to fill you in on all the great programs and services offered in Wheatland County that provide support to our farmers and ecological benefits on our landscape. You may also notice our new Agriculture and Environment […]
March April
Our crews have identified Black Knot in some of the communities around the County and have cut it out of trees on the properties that we own and maintain. Some diseased branches have also been identified on private property within Speargrass and other communities. Unfortunately, we can not treat these trees, so we are asking […]
Join the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health & Grazing Organizing Committee for an exciting webinar series on Soil Health with Joel Williams! Webinar Series Details: Thursday, February 11 – What is New in Soil Health & Plant Nutrition 101 (1:00pm to 2:30pm) Role & Function of Essential Minerals Managing Photosynthesis for Plant Development Rethinking […]
March 4th, 2021 7:00pm Farm Business Succession Planning – Simplifying a Complex Puzzle In order to complete a puzzle, you need to have the right pieces in the right place at the right time. If not, you will become frustrated and quit. Sounds familiar. To tackle this family farm succession puzzle, this seminar will focus […]