Agriculture environmental stewardship
Programs and resources to help farmers, producers and operators practice sustainable agriculture.
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By adopting practices that generate carbon offsets, farmers can earn extra income and realize long-term benefits to their farms.
Resources for agricultural land-use planning, including the Agriculture Land Resource Atlas of Alberta and AFFIRM planning software.
Government works with industry to better understand and measure the environmental impacts of Alberta’s agri-food industry.
These environmental manuals help Alberta livestock and cropping producers reduce or eliminate environmental risk.
Information, policies, decision support tools and projects relating to biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Farmers and ranchers can take steps to lower carbon footprints while improving productivity and adaptation to Alberta’s changing climate.
Charting Alberta’s course to reduce emissions, attract investment, and grow the economy.
About on-farm energy use, energy efficiency and renewable energy, and related research projects and resources.
Farmers can increase the sustainability of their farming operations by minimizing airborne emissions such as ammonia, dust and odour.
Legislation, guidelines, tools and resources for proper manure management and nutrient stewardship.