The Agricultural Services programs are under the direction of the Agriculture Services Board (ASB). The Board meets to review the programs and policies, and to give the Agricultural staff general direction. The ASB & staff work under the ASB, Weed Control, Agricultural Pests, Soil Conservation & Environmental Protection and Enhancement Acts of Alberta.

Equipment rentals, provincial grasshopper survey, weed inspections, clubroot of canola inspections, coyote predation control, wild boar bounty, and hamlet maintenance are some of the programs operated by the Community Development Department each year. Many of the publications that are available through Alberta Agriculture are also available at the County office. A collection of agricultural videos are also available for rent at the County office.

Two major events that the ASB hosts are the Trade Show each April and the Summer Tour. They also host several workshops throughout the year.

The 2011 Trade Show will be held on April 9, 2011 at the Dave Shaw Memorial Complex in Hines Creek. Exhibitor and Sponsor packages will be available in January 2011.
 

Wolf Incentive Hunt
In an effort to support population control efforts and to further the public interest in regards to predatory wildlife Clear Hills County will implement procedures to provide for a wolf hunt incentive program for the purpose of promoting wolf hunting in the municipality.  Through this program wolf registrants will receive a monetary reward for the pelt or carcass of a wolf hunted lawfully within the Municipality. The Wolf Incentive Hunt will be effective July 1, 2010. For more information please see Policy 6307 and for the Wolf Hunt Incentive Waiver form please see the Document Library in the Agriculture tab.

Minutes from the Agricultural Board meetings:

They are in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (.PDF) The latest version of the viewer  is available free of charge from Adobe.

For Agricultural Service Board meeting minutes in 2010
please see the Document Library.

Agricultural links which may be of interest:

If you discover other interesting sites please let us know.