Alberta Grazing Leaseholders Association
Box 1333 T1S 1B3 Okotoks, AB, Canada

IMPORTANT ACTION ALERT! The Government of Alberta has an open public consultation - Wildlife Management and the Vision for Recreational Hunting. The landowner's and leaseholder's voice is in danger of being drowned out. We are the ones who feed and manage wildlife habitat and we are the ones who deal with recreational hunting pressures. Please please take the time to complete this online survey. DEADLINE IS SUNDAY OCTOBER 3 https://www.alberta.ca/wildlife-management-and-the-vision-f

See below for link to application

Here is a link to the GoA news release if you don't want to commit to watching the YouTube video. We are looking forward to hearing the details on accessing these funds in the coming days. https://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm

Alberta Environment and Parks Minister Jason Nixon announced in a press release with Premier Kenney and Agriculture and Forestry Minister Dreeshen that the province will be taking measures to increase access to grazing and forage on Crown land in the face of the drought disaster. The province will be accepting subletting applications on grazing dispositions across the province. The province will also be opening up public lands for grazing and haying opportunities as well as keeping grazing reserves and allotments along the eastern slopes open longer to keep cattle on the landscape as long as possible. Environment and Parks representatives will be available through the phone line 310-FARM to help leaseholders through the process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4lxSFBkHSU

Buy tickets to win $50,000 or equivalent in bred heifers in support of HALO, a service so important to many Albertans! Hurry though - tickets are 50% sold out!!

The government is launching a 'modernization' of the management of Crown lands. There is a public survey on Sustainable Outdoor Recreation as part of this. This initiative will impact leaseholders. Please: 1) Use the link below to get to more information and also to access the survey. 2) Share the link around so that leaseholders raise their voice 3) Reach out to AGLA with your thoughts: [email protected]

Video posted by the province on the regulations to access grazing leases for hunting. Hunters need to complete the contact process - which includes receiving a deny or proceed response from the leaseholder. Showing up on your doorstep does not constitute appropriate contact as per the regulations.

Upwards of $70 million provided to government in stewardship management by leaseholders

https://medicinehatnews.com//bill-22-opens-up-crown-pastu/

HALO saves lives. If you can help out with a donation, please do so. To make a donation and for details on the when and where of Free Fry Day, visit WesternTractorFreeFryDay.ca

Mike Alexander, Director of Rangeland Resource Stewardship Section with Alberta Environment and Parks, received the 2020 Professional Recognition Award from the Alberta Institute of Agrologists. Congratulations, Mike!

Check out this video presentation by rangeland agrologist Barry Adams on the history of grassland management in Alberta, which includes the grazing lease system.

This meeting is tomorrow! If you are a leaseholder we hope to see you there. We have some important information and updates for you! Take in Ag Expo in the morning and spend the afternoon with us. Meeting starts at 1:00 pm at the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge.