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Agri-food statistics update : farm income and farm cash receipts

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Collected from a variety of sources, the Statistics and Data Development Section monitors statistical indicators of agri-food activity for Alberta. The Agri-Food Statistics Update is designed to... More ≫

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Collected from a variety of sources, the Statistics and Data Development Section monitors statistical indicators of agri-food activity for Alberta. The Agri-Food Statistics Update is designed to provide users with commentary on current issues, trends and new developments related to agriculture and the food and beverage processing industries. Up-to-date statistics are supplemented with informative charts and diagrams. To gauge Alberta’s performance, comparative data and information are often available for Canada and the provinces.

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Promoting your Alberta approved farmers' market [2022]

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Provides information on promoting an Alberta approved farmers’ market.

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How to be a farmers’ market vendor

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The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide information to vendors and potential vendors on selling at farmers' markets. The information is directed at both food and non-food vendors.

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Starting an Alberta approved farmers' market

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This fact sheet provides information for organizations interested in starting an Alberta approved farmers’ market.

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Next agricultural policy framework : Phase 2 — What we heard report

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The pan-Canadian agricultural policy framework is a federal-provincial-territorial initiative that supports strategic programs that support the development of Alberta's and Canada's agriculture... More ≫

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The pan-Canadian agricultural policy framework is a federal-provincial-territorial initiative that supports strategic programs that support the development of Alberta's and Canada's agriculture sector. This document summarizes the feedback received during a series of stakeholder roundtables and a public on-line survey that were held to garner public input into a new five-year pan-Canadian policy framework, expected to be in place by the spring 2022.

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Considerations when developing Alberta approved farmers’ market rules

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This resource is intended to be used as a reference when market organizers are developing rules for their farmers’ market. It provides broad topic areas for consideration.

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Farm direct marketing eggs : what you need to know [2022]

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This fact sheet provides information about uninspected, ungraded eggs that must only be sold by the producer and cannot be sold by an intermediary. The eggs can only be sold to the end consumer... More ≫

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This fact sheet provides information about uninspected, ungraded eggs that must only be sold by the producer and cannot be sold by an intermediary. The eggs can only be sold to the end consumer and not to anyone who will use them as ingredients in products they will in turn sell to the end consumer.

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How to write a program : guidance for slaughter and meat processing operations

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Written control programs, also commonly known as work instructions, are important in the production of safe food and the proper handling of animals. This guidebook outlines the components... More ≫

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Written control programs, also commonly known as work instructions, are important in the production of safe food and the proper handling of animals. This guidebook outlines the components necessary for a thorough written program required in Alberta’s Meat Inspection Act (MIA), Meat Inspection Regulation (MIR), and Meat Facility Standards (MFS) and provides an example of a written program and a supporting record.

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Unpaid annual rentals on oil and gas leases. Section 36 – Surface Rights Act

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Provides information on what to do when a company fails to make annual surface lease payments.

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Selecting a food safety consultant

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This two-page fact sheet explains the role that a food safety consultant can play in helping slaughter or meat processing operations develop, implement and update food safety programs.

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