Resolution E2-23 In June of this year AgKnow, Alberta Farm Mental Health Network sent letters of urgent need to stakeholders including the 69 ASBs in response to a challenge issued by Wheatland County to support the initiative with letters of support and modest donations to help bridge the funding gap between grants. Since then ASBs, …
Strychnine and Richardson’s Ground Squirrels
Resolution 11-23, Resolution 7-24 Strychnine is no longer registered for use on Richardson's Ground Squirrels and some ASBs are concerned that populations are again on the rise. Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is the agency of Health Canada "responsible for the pesticide regulation in Canada. Created in 1995, this branch of Health Canada consolidates the …
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Coop Extension Pilot Not Funded.
Resolution 2-22, Resolution E1-23, After over 3 years of work and investment and support from a broad range of agriculture associations, municipalities, commodity commissions, post secondary programs, agriculture businesses and farmers, the Coop Extension pilot has folded, at least for now. On August 1, the working group announced the hiring of the interim Executive Director …
Protection of Life and Property from Problem Wildlife
Grizzly bears and Elk, Resolution 4-23, Resolution 5-23 On July 9 the Provincial Government announced they were "taking action to protect Albertans lives and livelihoods from problem wildlife, including grizzly bears." Link to announcement: Protection of Life and Property from Problem Wildlife "Alberta’s government is announcing a multi-pronged approach to solving the issue of problem …
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Cooperative Extension Update
From Val Carney August 1, 2024 Hello Industry Stakeholders and Fellow Colleagues in Extension! We would like to update you on the significant progress since our last virtual meeting on March 4th. The collaborative extension Working Group continues to push forward with this initiative. Over the past five months, we’ve achieved some significant milestones that …
AgKnow’s Urgent Requests
Resolution E1-19, Resolution E2-23 This week AgKnow is sending letters of urgent need to 68 of the 69 ASBs asking for one time small donations to help bridge the funding gap and maintain the momentum of the AgKnow initiative. AgKnow is the direct result of ASB resolution E1-19 asking for Agriculture specific mental health resources …
Resolution 3-23 Livestock Production Insurance
Resolution 3-32 asks that the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation work with AFSC and consult stakeholder groups in the livestock sector to develop a new Livestock Production Insurance Program or other suitable program. Response from the Ministry to the resolution is that "the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) is consulting with stakeholder groups for improvements …
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Impact of Bill C355 on Alberta (Canadian) Farmers
RESOLUTION E2-24: SUPPORT FOR THE EXPORT OF LIVE HORSES FOR SLAUGHTER Resolution E2-24 requests that the Government of Alberta jointly lobby the Government of Canada alongside Alberta’s Agricultural Service Boards and the Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) to prevent these Bills from receiving royal assent. In June 2023, Singer-Songwriter Jann Arden and Senator Pierre Dalphond …
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Asking for a Moratorium on Expansions of Wild Boar Farming in Alberta
Resolution 5-24 Last January the ASBs passed a resolution asking that the province "amend the Alberta Agricultural Pests Act to require Minimum Containment Standards for Alberta Wild Boar Farms, with penalties to enforce noncompliance, and that Agriculture and Irrigation invoke a moratorium on expansions of Wild Boar Farming in Alberta, until the province makes a …
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CFIA Reassessing Risks of Bee Imports from the US
Resolution 6-24a An email from the Executive Director of the CFIA was received by the ASBPC this morning with their response to Resolution 6-24a, which asks that the CFIA "permit Honeybee shipments from the United States for the purpose of hive repopulation, to combat the depopulation of Canada’s Honey Bee hives;" See below: "Dear Mrs …
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