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Learn about recent updates for the EFP program, other agri-environmental programs, and how EFP plays into agricultural markets.

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Maintaining a healthy environment is essential to the success of Alberta’s agricultural producers. Learn about BMPs that you can adopt on your farm to reduce environmental risk.

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NEFP Summit on Call of the Land

Alberta EFPNov 03, 2016
This week, Erin Gowriluk, chair of the National Environmental Farm Plan Summit, appeared on Call of the Land to speak...

National Environmental Farm Plan in the Works

Alberta EFPOct 30, 2016
Article via Alberta Farmer Express (Link to Article) National Environmental Farm Plan Having a national environmental farm plan could make it easier...

National EFP Summit to take place in November 2016

Alberta EFPSep 20, 2016
Alberta EFP is pleased to announce that The First National Environmental Farm Plan (NEFP) Summit will be taking place in...

First-ever National Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Summit to take place this November in Ottawa

Alberta EFPSep 19, 2016
First-ever National Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) Summit to take place this November in Ottawa Agri-food stakeholders are encouraged to register at...

New Sustainable Sourcing Study Identifies Key Information for Alberta Producers

Alberta EFPMay 18, 2016
The market for agricultural products is increasingly influenced by activities aimed at measuring and communicating information related to sustainability. The...

Environmental Farm Plans Can Help Demand for Sustainable Sourcing

Alberta EFPApr 13, 2016
The demand for sustainable sourcing is growing in the agriculture industry, and environmental farm plans are a way producers can...

Species at Risk Component Added to Alberta Environmental Farm Plan

Alberta EFPJan 26, 2016
Alberta species at risk will be better protected under a project led by the Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) with...

Egg Farmers of Alberta: Pro-Active Environmental Stewards

Alberta EFPJan 21, 2016
“Sustainable sourcing requirements are coming, and the Egg Farmers of Alberta (EFA) took a unique, pro-active approach to prepare their...

Good News – Sustainable Sourcing is Coming to Alberta (and Canada)

Alberta EFPNov 11, 2015
Written by Paul Watson, Alberta EFP Director There are likely two questions that come to mind after reading the title. First,...