COVID-19 Updates: Taking steps to return to normal.
- Public health restrictions: Alberta entered Step 2 on March 1.
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COVID-19 Updates: Taking steps to return to normal.
Nate Horner was appointed Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development on November 5, 2021.
Preventing injuries and illnesses on the farm and in the workplace.
Alberta producers are top-notch and we’re proud of the products grown right here in our home province.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has signalled lower tariffs in its third administrative review of countervailing and anti-dumping duties.
Yule need to get a free permit to cut your Christmas tree from Crown land.
Agriculture and Forestry is committed to honouring Alberta's domestic and international trade obligations.
The Department is actively engaged in ongoing trade related negotiations related to natural resources.
The U.S. is Alberta's largest market for softwood lumber products; and because of the importance of forestry to Alberta's economy, a stable trading relationship is essential.
Budget 2022 is moving Alberta forward by building health system capacity, getting more Albertans working, and balancing the budget.
Nate Horner was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Drumheller-Stettler on April 16, 2019.
Mr. Horner previously served as the associate minister of Rural Economic Development and deputy chair of the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee.
He was also a member of the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Public Bills, the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future and the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing.
Before he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, he was a rancher with a cow-calf mix farm operation. He has also been an active volunteer, serving as an emergency medical responder for Dryland Emergency Medical Services Association, president of the Highway 9 Feeder Co-op Association and co-chair of the Hardgrass Bronc Match.
Mr. Horner has his ag business diploma from Olds College and his bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the University of Lethbridge. He was the Canadian Intercollegiate Rodeo Association saddle bronc champion in 2002 and 2004.
Mr. Horner and his wife Jennifer have three children, Avery, Luke and Kase.