Eligible Farm and Farm Family Members Effective April 1, 2024, upon successful completion of a Class 1 knowledge and road test, vision screening, and submission of a driver’s medical assessment, eligible farmers and their immediate family members may apply for a farm-restricted Class 1 driver’s licence with condition code “P”, indicating they must comply with …
Cooperative Agricultural Extension: Stakeholder Feedback Survey Deadline March 26, 2023
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 …
Alberta Wetlands Classification and Policy Course
Aquality is pleased to announce that registration for “Alberta Wetlands: From Classification to Policy” is open! The course material includes wetland classification, the ecosystem roles and functions of wetlands, wetland hydrology, and an examination of characteristics of peatlands and mineral wetlands. Federal, provincial, and municipal policies, regulations, and legislations affecting wetlands in Alberta, particularly the Alberta Wetland …
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Shelter In Place tool for municipal staff in preparation for the upcoming fire season
In the fall of 2023, Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation’s - Emergency Management staff participated in a post-fire review of the 2023 fire season that was organized by the Agriculture Fieldmen from MD of Greenview, Yellowhead County and Saddle Hills County. One of the key observations from the discussion is that producers and communities in Alberta …
Weed Control on Highways – there is a plan
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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RALP applications opened
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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