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There are now 32 of the 69 municipalities declaring Agriculture Disasters in Alberta, and Federal Livestock Tax Deferral program has been expanded to include most of the province. Links to the Disaster Declarations, Livestock Tax Deferral Program and other resources and announcements can be found on the "Agriculture Disaster Declarations 2021" page on the ASB …
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Minister Nixon updates the committee on Resolutions 2-21, 2-19, 5-19, 4-18, E3-17 On August 10, the Committee was pleased to meet with Minister Nixon, Deputy Minister Bev Yee and various ADMs and department staff for a virtual half hour discussion of the active resolutions sent to Environment and Parks. Minister Nixon and his staff were …
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AB Environment and Parks Rangeland initiatives On Friday Aug 6, 2021 the Government of Alberta announced initiatives to support the livestock sector. $136 million is being made available by the province for their portion of the Agri-Recovery program, to be matched by the federal government once approved. Money received from the program can be used …
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A summary of the Drought and Excessive Moisture Advisory Group (DEMAG) meeting on July 29, 2021 AFSC has received over 1700 pre-harvest claims this year, which is far more than normal at this point, and has inspected roughly 75% of those so far. AFSC's Agristability, crop insurance, and forage/pasture insurance are the programs that are …
Yesterday the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Honourable Marie-Claud Bibeau announced measures that the federal government is taking to support producers affected by the extreme weather. Included in the announcement was an early designation of the Livestock Tax Deferral provision for the prescribed drought regions. So far the "prescribed drought regions" eligible for the Livestock …
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Opportunities to change things up. Resolution 2-21, Pesticide Container Collection Program is having an impact. A recent discussion with Shane Hedderson, the Western Region Business Manager for CleanFarms indicates that there will be some options coming forward for Municipalities that no longer want to participate in the pesticide container collection. In a recent survey of …
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ASBs and AAAF invited to give feedback The ASBPC received an email from Minister Dreeshen with invitation for the ASBs and AAAF members to participate in the Agriculture and Forestry engagement on the next Agriculture Policy Framework to replace the existing CAP in April 2023. This engagement is to prepare the province for their negotiations …
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ASB Chairs participated in the first biannual ADM Town Hall on June 15 Assistant Deputy Minister John Conrad hosted the first ADM town hall, Chaired by Agriculture Service Board Provincial Committee Vice Chair Marc Jubinville on June 15. The event is expected to be a biannual online engagement with the ADM to improve communication around …
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Alberta's CAP program ends March 2023 The Agriculture Policy Framework is the $300 billion federal investment in agriculture programs across Canada, and where the funds for the current CAP and previous Growing Forward program received their federal funding. The Alberta CAP programs are going through redesign changes and according to their website, should open up …
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ASBPC meets with ADM John Conrad and ED Jake Kotowich On May 25th the ASBPC was pleased to welcome John Conrad, ADM of the Primary Agriculture Division, and Jake Kotowich, Executive Director of the Crop Health and Assurance Branch to their regular meeting. This is the first time since October 9, 2020 that the Committee …
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