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🌿No Spray Agreement - 2026 Season🌿

Landowners who prefer not to have the ditches adjacent to their property sprayed may sign an annual “No Spray Agreement”, by April 30th, 2026.
By doing so, you agree to take full responsibility for controlling Prohibited Noxious and Noxious weeds in the ditch along your property and to ensure that “No Spray” signs are properly posted and clearly visible throughout the entire County spraying season.
If weeds are not adequately controlled, the County reserves the right to manage them by any method deemed appropriate.

Please note: spraying does not occur directly in front of residential yards.

On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) — RDAR

🌱On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF)🚜
📅Applications Opened April 10, 2026

🌾Nitrogen Management
🌿Cover Cropping
🐄Rotational Grazing
📊Supporting soil health & sustainability

For more information, visit www.rdar.ca/funding-opportunities/ofcaf

AFSC Deadline🚨⏰

AgriStability enrolment (2026 program year):

You must register, pay your fee, and submit your enrolment form for AgriStability by April 30, 2026. 

2% Strychnine Update

Training Requirements

Access to Strychnine will require both the Agricultural Fieldman and landowners to complete a mandatory one-hour online training course prior to distribution and use.

• The farmer training will be online through a Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) starting May 4, 2026. www.sarm.ca
• Certification will take approximately two days to process and must be presented at the time of purchase. *Product will not be available for pickup on the same day training is completed.

Supply and Availability

• An initial shipment of product is expected to arrive late May to early June. Two more shipments are expected over the summer.
• One kg of grain treated with a 250 mL bottle treats approx. one acre.
• Available till November 1, 2027.

Purchase Requirements

To obtain product, producers will be required to:

• Provide proof of training completion
• Legal land location
• Sign a declaration form that confirms label compliance and Integrated Pest Management & Monitoring Plans.
• Applicants are limited to a maximum purchase of two cases, at one time. **However, initial supply will be limited, and exact quantities are not yet determined.**

Producer Application Requirements

• Renters may apply strychnine if they have a valid written agreement & have completed the required training.
• Producers must identify one municipality (typically your home quarter) from which they will purchase. You may apply product on eligible land in other approved areas.
• Post signs on LLD where strychnine will be used.
• Random or target audits may be conducted by the Government of Alberta officials or directed representatives.