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Alberta EFP
Jun 11, 2020Alberta EFP
Alberta EFP has a new look
Learn how to find your favourite pages on the Alberta Environmental Farm Plan website.Read More
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WHEAT FIELD
Updates
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
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Alberta EFP equivalent to SAI Platform’s FSA 2.1 at Silver level
Sustainable Sourcing
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
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5 Reasons to Start an EFP
Alberta EFP
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
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Call of the Land - Enhancements to the Environmental Farm Plan process
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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
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Refreshing how Alberta farmers manage environmental risk
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Nov 21, 2018Alberta EFP
Refreshing how Alberta farmers manage environmental risk
November 14, 2018 – Leduc, Alberta – Alberta Environmental Farm Plan Keeping current with technology and security is an ever-evolving process for the Alberta Environmental Farm Plan. The online platform that helps Alberta farmers manage environmental risk across the province now has an updated look and functionality. With farmers using technology...Read More
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Refreshing the AEFP Webbook
Updates
Oct 01, 2018Alberta EFP
Refreshing the AEFP Webbook
Keeping pace with technology in agriculture is essential to creating an industry that is sustainable for the long term. Alberta Environmental Farm Plan initially launched the Webbook (online version) for those wanting to complete an environmental farm plan easily online. The workbook initially went online in 2012 and was re-versioned...Read More
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Fertilizer Handling and Storage
Best Management Practices
Sep 05, 2018L. Nadeau
Fertilizer Handling and Storage
Ontario EFP releases tips on handling and storing fertilizer This Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs produced the below video in 2015 with some useful tips on storing and handling fertilizers on the farm. Please note, that if you have completed an Alberta EFP, Ontario’s risk rating 4 is...Read More
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Linking Sustainable Alberta Agriculture to the World
Sustainable Sourcing
Aug 28, 2018Alberta EFP
Linking Sustainable Alberta Agriculture to the World
Sustainability is a major consumer trend that appears to be developing into a long-term standard. The agriculture industry is moving towards sustainable sourcing and it is likely that the agriculture industry in Alberta and Canada will need to keep pace with this change. Anticipating this new normal, programs appear to...Read More
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