As Alberta looks ahead to continued population growth and increasing demand for water, the province is moving forward with two studies focused on water storage and future supply needs. The work comes as communities, industry and agriculture face growing pressure on existing water resources, particularly in areas where demand is expected to increase over the…

AgKnow, a farm mental health resource developed to help connect producers with support services, is being transferred to a new non-profit organization following a decision by the Alberta Rural Extension and Community Association (ARECA) to end its involvement in the program. In a statement released Oct. 2, Alan Hall, executive director of ARECA, said the…

Alberta ranchers with historical agricultural water use on Crown grazing lands will have another opportunity to have that use formally recognized through a reopened Traditional Agricultural Registration (TAR) program. The provincial government announced it is reopening the registration process for eligible historical agricultural water use on unpatented Crown land following a review conducted with the…