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The results of the March 26, 2024 survey are now available March 26 2024 Stakeholder Survey data summaryDownload The proposed Agricultural Cooperative Extension model has been reviewed and endorsed in principle by industry and AGI. Once S-CAP funding is in place, the Working Group will carry on over an eighteen-month pilot period as a non-legal …
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Calling all ASBs and other Agriculture Industry Stakeholders. Please fill out the survey in the link below to help shape Agriculture Extension delivery in Alberta. Click here to access the Cooperative Agricultural Extension model feedback survey. 2024 03 Cooperative Extension FAQDownload The Group is working at the request of AGI to take action on the …
November 06, 2023 the ASBPC had a delegation from Transportation and Economic Corridors to talk about their weed control plan in response to Resolution 1-22 In October the ASBPC received a response to Resolution 1-22 from Transportation and Economic Corridors along with the promise to send a delegation to the in person meeting on November …
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November 6, 2023 the ASBPC was pleased to join Minister Sigurdson and staff at the Alberta Legislature just prior to their annual Organizational meeting. Minister Sigurdson and Deputy Minister Jason Hale meet with the committee for an hour to discuss current issues and resolutions. The meeting was attended by Brenda Knight (Central Rep), Dustin Vossler (South …
Resolution 1-22 This fall the ASBPC reached out to the Ministry of Transportation and Economic Corridors to inquire about the progress towards a new Vegetation Management Plan for provincial highways. The last official response to Resolution 1-22 was received on February 22, 2022 which stated that they were going to "conduct a program-level review of …
The ASBs published a Position Statement on Agriculture Extension as part of their efforts to contribute to the establishment of a cooperative extension model in Alberta. See the post from July 2023 "Creating ASB Position on Ag Extension" for the background leading on this work. The Position Statement was first sent to the Minister and …
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The 2023 Report Card on the Resolutions is now available on our website. The Report Card summarizes the activities of the ASB Provincial Committee from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023, and provides updates to all active resolutions. In January 2023, the ASBs voted to change their Rules of Procedure so that resolutions will …
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ASBs are asked to work with their Fieldmen to fill out the online survey. In 2022 the province and RDAR funded a committee and consultant to review the current agriculture extension system and needs in Alberta and provide recommendations as to how to support a new system. The committee recommended an Cooperative Extension Model (CEM) …
Resolution 5-22, Natural gas exemption for barns and other farm buildings Below is an update with suggested actions from Alberta Pork: Latest Update An exemption to Canada’s carbon tax on fuels used to heat barns and dry grains continues to move forward, with Bill C-234, an Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, passing second …
Canada Health news release, joint statement with ECCC, and AAFC June 20, 2023 Federal News Release (Health Canada) "Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health, along with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), and the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), announced next steps …
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