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Evaluating livestock use of boreal grazing lands : Little Smoky River project

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This project highlights the importance of considering livestock preferences for different community types when developing a range management plan for a grazing operation, especially when this... More ≫

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This project highlights the importance of considering livestock preferences for different community types when developing a range management plan for a grazing operation, especially when this includes creating tame pastures. any range management plan needs to be tailored to the specific ranching operation that is being developed for, giving consideration to the unique characteristics of the landbase, plant community types present, other resource values and the available resources, goals, time and commitment of the manager.

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AgriProfit$ cost & returns profiles. Dryland corn grazing : Alberta total

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AgriProfit$ cost and returns profiles give an insight into the productive and economic performance of Alberta cereal, oilseed, forage and grazing crops, reported by soil or grass-type zone. These... More ≫

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AgriProfit$ cost and returns profiles give an insight into the productive and economic performance of Alberta cereal, oilseed, forage and grazing crops, reported by soil or grass-type zone. These benchmark include field observations from the period 2008 to 2010. Averaging over a three-year span smooths out extremes in prices, yields and expenses and gives a better reflection of the crops’ intermediate term costs and profit potential.

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Evaluating livestock use of boreal grazing lands : Little Smoky River project summary report

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On northern Alberta grazing leases it is a common practice to clear some forested areas and develop those areas as tame pastures. This report summarizes the findings a study conducted in the... More ≫

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On northern Alberta grazing leases it is a common practice to clear some forested areas and develop those areas as tame pastures. This report summarizes the findings a study conducted in the Valleyview area to monitor cattle use of rangeland plant communities and to study the influence that tame pasture has on overall livestock distribution throughout the grazing disposition.

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Evaluating livestock use of boreal grazing lands : Benjamin Creek Project: 2007-2009

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Properly managed and healthy rangelands provide many benefits. These include forage for livestock, proper watershed function, habitat and forage for wildlife, nutrient and energy cycling, soil... More ≫

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Properly managed and healthy rangelands provide many benefits. These include forage for livestock, proper watershed function, habitat and forage for wildlife, nutrient and energy cycling, soil protection and maintenance of biodiversity. When riparian areas are present, management becomes particularly challenging. Riparian areas are those areas along waterbodies where vegetation and soils are strongly influenced by the presence of water. These areas are usually very attractive to livestock and highly sensitive to disturbance. This report examines the results obtained from 2007-2009.

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Grazing and timber integration manual

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This manual contains the requirements to guide the beef industry, timber industry, and Sustainable Resource Development staff in the integration of grazing and timber activities regionally and on... More ≫

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This manual contains the requirements to guide the beef industry, timber industry, and Sustainable Resource Development staff in the integration of grazing and timber activities regionally and on overlapping grazing and timber dispositions. The manual is in accordance with the Lands Division and Forestry Division Policy Directive on Integration of Grazing & Timber Activities. It discusses the objectives related to integration of grazing and timber operations, the role of Regional Grazing-Timber Integration Advisory Committees, regional grazing plans, the grazing disposition application process, standards for integration of grazing and timber operations, and the dispute resolution process.

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Whitecourt - Edson regional grazing plan

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A team of government agrologists, foresters and biologists, with the cooperation and support of the grazing and timber industries in the area, have developed a regional grazing plan for the... More ≫

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A team of government agrologists, foresters and biologists, with the cooperation and support of the grazing and timber industries in the area, have developed a regional grazing plan for the Whitecourt-Edson area of west central Alberta. The boundary of the planning area was determined by the planning team and endorsed by the timber and grazing industries through the Regional Grazing Timber Advisory Committee. The plan boundary recognizes the existing demand for new grazing opportunities and the potential for future demand, and it includes all public land contained within the planning area.

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Assignment registration fees for agriculture dispositions

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Several types of agriculture dispositions can be assigned with the approval of government, if certain requirements are met.

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Cutblock assessment tool : level 1 status assessment (approximation #1)

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The Cutblock Assessment Tool was developed to help guide the successful integration of grazing and timber management practices on overlapping dispositions. It is a status assessment tool not a... More ≫

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The Cutblock Assessment Tool was developed to help guide the successful integration of grazing and timber management practices on overlapping dispositions. It is a status assessment tool not a diagnostic tool. The monitoring process is part of phased risk management approach for determining the status of forage and forest regeneration within cutblocks. The cutblock assessment tool contains information to increase awareness, provide education, and identify integration problems common to the beef and forest industries, and SRD staff. The integration focus makes it distinct from regeneration standards and range health assessment procedures.

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Campbell Creek timber - grazing demonstration : cattle use of regenerating deciduous cutblocks

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This project involved the use of ten GPS collars to monitor cattle grazing behaviour and habitat use across a diverse mosaic of forested and non-forested range plant community types including... More ≫

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This project involved the use of ten GPS collars to monitor cattle grazing behaviour and habitat use across a diverse mosaic of forested and non-forested range plant community types including regenerating aspen forest. Cattle use of all native plant community types was secondary to tame forages, including aspen cutblocks. If there are other community types available that are preferred above regenerating deciduous communities cattle are unlikely to use cutblock areas until forage is depleted in the preferred community types, unless cutblocks are in close proximity to preferred communities and/or unless prompted to do so with livestock distribution tools.

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Farm holdings consolidation program

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Provides an overview of the Farm Holdings Consolidation Program, which allows holders of long-term grazing leases and farm development leases in the White Area (settled area North of hwy 16) an... More ≫

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Provides an overview of the Farm Holdings Consolidation Program, which allows holders of long-term grazing leases and farm development leases in the White Area (settled area North of hwy 16) an opportunity to request the sale of up to one section of their leased land and then to match the highest bid in a public tender.

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