Feb 28, 2020Alberta EFP
EFP and CAP’s Efficient Grain Dryer Program
The Canadian Agricultural Partnership recently released the Efficient Grain Dryer Program that provides cost-share funding for producers to upgrade grain dryer components. A current Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is a prerequisite for the program.Read More
Jul 31, 2019Alberta EFP
Alberta EFP equivalent to SAI Platform’s FSA 2.1 at Silver level
Alberta’s EFP, in conjunction with federal and provincial legislation (EFP++) has been formally accepted as equivalent to the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment version 2.1 (FSA 2.1) at the Silver level on content. To make a claim against the SAI FSA using the EFP++, and audit done...Read More
Apr 22, 2019Alberta EFP
5 Reasons to Start an EFP
On Earth Day (with everyone enjoying warmer temperatures), our thoughts in agriculture turn to how to be good stewards of the land. Here is our list of why Alberta farmers choose to have an environmental farm plan. 1. Farmers live where they work It is one of the few occupations where the...Read More
Dec 11, 2018Alberta EFP
Call of the Land - Enhancements to the Environmental Farm Plan process
Alberta EFP program manager Lisa Nadeau appeared on Call of the Land, November 14, 2018, to discuss EFP’s webbook refresh as part of making the online tool better and easier to use for both farmers and technicians. Listen below Read our recent blog about the webbook refresh http://www.albertaefp.com/blog/refreshing-the-aefp-webbook COMPLETE OR RENEW AN ENVIRONMENTAL FARM...Read More
Nov 21, 2018Alberta EFP