Resolution 5-24 December 1, 2025 the ASBPC and ASBs with Wild Boar Farms met virtually with ADM John Conrad and staff to discuss the changes to regulations impacting Wild Boar Farms in Alberta. Resolution 5-24 requests that "the Government of Alberta amend the Alberta Agricultural Pests Act to require Minimum Containment Standards for Alberta Wild …
Wild Boar in Alberta: Understanding the Risks and Potential Changes
Resolution 5-24: Wild Boar and the Alberta Agricultural Pests Act Wild boar represent a significant threat to agriculture and ecological landscapes. Jurisdictions across Canada and the US are reevaluating their policies around management of wild boar farms in light of significant risks to disease spread in wild and domestic herds. “Given the threat of wild …
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Update Resolution 5-24: Wild Boar and the Alberta Agricultural Pest Act
On March 24, the ASBPC was given notice that the Government is considering changes to the wild boar industry, and was invited to join ADM Conrad for a one-off special meeting on April 15, 2025 to discuss further. Earlier on March 24, wild boar producers and farmers who have worked with Agriculture and Irrigation in …
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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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