Agriculture and Irrigation announcement February 1, 2024 "As of February 1, the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) has opened for Year 2 applications. The RALP objective is to increase the environmental resiliency of agricultural landscapes by accelerating adoption of beneficial management practices (BMPs) that maximize provision of ecological goods and services (EG&S), particularly increased carbon …
ASBPC Advisory Activities
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 …
Government announces “Expanding 2023 Livestock drought recovery support”
Many municipalities have been connecting with the provincial and federal governments about which municipalities were included or excluded from the 2023 Livestock drought recovery support. Yesterday the government announced an expansion of the program on the Alberta.ca Website. See link below for more information. Expanding 2023 Livestock drought recovery support The first announcement was made in October, …
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2023 Vegetation Management Plan Update
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 …
ASB Position Statement on Agriculture Extension
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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2023 Report Card on the Resolutions Available
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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Creating ASB Position on Ag Extension
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) …
Carbon tax exemption final push
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 …
Agriculture Disasters Declared in Alberta Municipalities 2023
Declarations by Region: Southern RegionVulcan County (June 21)Foothills County (June 28)MD of Willow Creek (June 30)Cypress County (July 6) Wheatland County (July 7)MD Acadia (July 11)Special Area 2 (July 11)Special Area 3 (July 11)Special Area 4 (July 11)Cardston County (July 17)County of Forty Mile (July 6)MD Taber (July 24)Starland County (July 26)Kneehill County (July 25)County …
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Government of Canada moves forward on commitments to strengthen the pesticide review process
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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