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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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Beneficial Management Practices

Beneficial Management Practices

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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Brochures, fact sheets, reports developed by Alberta EFP.
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Video tutorials to assist you through the entire process of the environmental farm plan.

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Beekeeping and the EFP
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Beekeeping and the EFP

Alberta EFPMay 24, 2022
Beekeeping and the Environmental Farm Plan The Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is a whole farm environmental assessment tool with the...
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Emergency Preparedness
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Emergency Preparedness

Alberta EFPApr 07, 2022
The Alberta Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) has a dedicated chapter specifically designed to have producers think about “what if” scenarios...
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Alberta Environmental Farm Plan
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Alberta EFP has a new look

Alberta EFPJun 11, 2020
Learn how to find your favourite pages on the Alberta Environmental Farm Plan website.
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5 Reasons to Start an EFP
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5 Reasons to Start an EFP

Alberta EFPApr 22, 2019
On Earth Day (with everyone enjoying warmer temperatures), our thoughts in agriculture turn to how to be good stewards of...
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Refreshing the AEFP Webbook
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Refreshing the AEFP Webbook

Alberta EFPOct 01, 2018
Keeping pace with technology in agriculture is essential to creating an industry that is sustainable for the long term. Alberta...
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How to Build Operational Efficiency with Environmental Farm Plans
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How to Build Operational Efficiency with Environmental Farm Plans

Alberta EFPJun 09, 2017
Written by Paul Watson, Alberta EFP Director. Environmental farm planning can help you improve your farm well beyond doing the right...
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FAQ: Alberta EFP renewal period
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FAQ: Alberta EFP renewal period

Alberta EFPMay 08, 2017
Why is Alberta EFP instituting a renewal period? 1. Alberta is the only provincial/territorial EFP that does not have a renewal...
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Environmental Planning - Carving out a role in the succession of your farm
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Environmental Planning - Carving out a role in the succession of your farm

Alberta EFPApr 28, 2017
Written by Paul Watson, Alberta EFP Director. Environmental Planning - Carving out a role in the succession of your farm Besides all...
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Diving into Alberta’s Environmental Farm Plan
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Diving into Alberta’s Environmental Farm Plan

Alberta EFPSep 10, 2015
Written by Paul Watson, Alberta EFP Director OK, this’ll be a fairly standard introductory blog post. I’ll tell you who I...