Publications

Terms and conditions : Growing Forward 2 Regional Water Supply Strategic Program

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Sets out the terms of conditions of the Regional Water Supply Strategic Program, which provides financial support to rural Alberta municipalities to assess the feasibility of developing existing... More ≫

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Sets out the terms of conditions of the Regional Water Supply Strategic Program, which provides financial support to rural Alberta municipalities to assess the feasibility of developing existing rural water supply pipelines and other rural water pipeline related infrastructure. The Program provides support for engineering, planning and other strategic feasibility studies and reports that relate directly to this infrastructure development.

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Agriculture and Rural Development business plan [2008 - 2015]

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As part of the Government of Alberta’s commitment to be open and accountable to the public, all ministries are required to prepare and make public three-year ministry business plans. The ministry... More ≫

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As part of the Government of Alberta’s commitment to be open and accountable to the public, all ministries are required to prepare and make public three-year ministry business plans. The ministry business plan encompasses the department and all consolidated entities, and aligns with the strategic direction of the Government of Alberta. Each business plan includes a description of the ministry, desired outcomes, priority initiatives, and performance measures and indicators. Current and forecast budgeting information for the planning period is also included.

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South East Alberta Conservation Offset Pilot

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This fact sheet summarizes information about South East Alberta Conservation Offset Pilot team.

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Development of an offset suitability index to prioritize cultivated lands for the SE Alberta Conservation Offset Pilot

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This project is part of the development work needed for the SE Alberta Conservation Offset Pilot (SEACOP), which allows private landowners to contract for conversion of annually seeded land... More ≫

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This project is part of the development work needed for the SE Alberta Conservation Offset Pilot (SEACOP), which allows private landowners to contract for conversion of annually seeded land parcels to mixed native grassland. Metrics are needed to prioritize and determine suitability of parcels for conversion.

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Offset factors in the Dry Mixedgrass and Mixedgrass Natural Subregions

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This document identifies conservation offset factors for industrial disturbances in the Dry Mixedgrass and Mixedgrass natural subregions of Alberta.

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Business plan for father daughter farm

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The purpose of this business plan is to support the decision of whether finance a land purchase by the daughter in order to retain land previously rented by the family farm business.

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Agriculture and Rural Development annual report [2009 - 2015]

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This annual report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development contains the Minister's accountability statement, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Ministry and a... More ≫

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This annual report of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development contains the Minister's accountability statement, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Ministry and a comparison of actual performance results to desired results set out in the Ministry business plan. This annual report also includes: Financial statements of entities making up the Ministry including the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, regulated funds, and provincial agencies for which the Minister is responsible; Other financial information as required by the Financial Administration Act and Government Accountability Act, either as separate reports or as a part of the financial statements, to the extent that the Ministry has anything to report; and Financial information relating to trust funds.

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Community shared agriculture study report : final report

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Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a direct marketing channel by which farmers sell shares or subscriptions for farm products to consumers. This study was tasked with surveying CSA... More ≫

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Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a direct marketing channel by which farmers sell shares or subscriptions for farm products to consumers. This study was tasked with surveying CSA operations in Alberta to compare the business models, pricing structure and performance of CSA operations, including detailed information about membership turnover, reasons for growth, marketing and production risk, business longevity, and market diversification.

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Terms and conditions : Growing Forward Livestock Welfare Processor Program

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Sets out the terms of conditions of the Livestock Welfare Processor Program, which aims to advance the welfare of livestock at slaughter, in provincially- or federally-licensed meat facilities.... More ≫

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Sets out the terms of conditions of the Livestock Welfare Processor Program, which aims to advance the welfare of livestock at slaughter, in provincially- or federally-licensed meat facilities. This will be accomplished through technical and financial support to facilities and mobile butchers that slaughter red meat animals and poultry.

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Western Canadian grain catchment : benchmark of current grain flows of Canadian Wheat Board grains

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The elimination of mandatory single desk marketing through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) in August 2012 represented a significant change to the selling of wheat and barley in Western Canada.... More ≫

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The elimination of mandatory single desk marketing through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) in August 2012 represented a significant change to the selling of wheat and barley in Western Canada. Traditionally the CWB had a great deal of influence on the timing, direction, and departure port of board grains. With more options available to producers, there are expected impacts on the grain marketing and handling system within Western Canada. The purpose of this paper is to capture the current catchment and transportation flows of wheat and barley before the policy change. The intent is to have a benchmark for future comparison when the impacts on the grain marketing and handling system have been fully realized.

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