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List of Upcoming Events and Products

Environmental Farm Plan Workshop
  • March 17, 20206, from 1:00-4:00pm at the Rocky Learning Centre. Please call 403-845-4444 or email landcare@clearwatercounty.ca for more information or to register.

Crop Disease Information Session

  • March 26, from 10 am – 3 pm. Come join us for a FREE information session at the Lacombe Memorial Centre as we partner with Lacombe County to bring you an informative session. Presentations include Provincial Crop Disease Surveys research and findings, update on the status of Alberta Crop Disease, learn about the new clubroot and blackleg variants, and more! Register by calling 403-782-8959 or email jmarkus@lacombecounty.com
Small Ruminant Seminar
  • April 1, 2026, from 10 am – 3 pm, at Dovercourt Hall. Doors open at 9:30 am. Join us, producers near and far, and industry professionals for a day dedicated to small ruminants! Topics will include, where to start building your herd, reproductive health and lambing, sheep and goat nutrition, grazing management, and local butcher perspectives. Register through EventBright, or call 403-845-4444, or email reception@clearwatercounty.ca
Agricultural Landowners Surface Rights Open House
  • April 2, 2026, from 3-7 p.m. at the Condor Community Hall. Join us for a drop-in open house hosted by West Central Stakeholders where representatives will be on hand to help you understand your surface rights. Contact WCS at 403-847-8086, or email rick@rickandersonconsulting.com for more information.
Ryan Smith Recreation Area (in Leslieville) Ball Diamonds
  • Applications open online on February 16, 2026, to submit your schedule for consideration.
Farm Features
  • Are you interested in participating in our monthly Farm Feature? If so, submit your calving photos to reception@clearwatercounty.ca. Please include farm name if applicable, owner/operator name(s) and a brief description of your farm including breeds, years established, date or month calving started. Selected farms will receive special recognition on our website, social media, and Quarterly Highlights Newsletter. Farms chosen for a feature will be notified in advance and asked to complete a photo release.
2026 Conifer Tree Seedling Program
  • Spruce and pine tree seedlings will be available for shelterbelt or woodlot rejuvenation with a late June delivery. For more information or an application form, contact 403-845-4444 or email landcare@clearwatercounty.ca.

Most Recent Ag News Article

March 11, 2026 - Understanding Your Farm with an EFP

Explore your farm's risks and strengths with an Environmental Farm Plan (EFP).

The land tells a story about how it is being managed. Its strengths and weaknesses expressed in words of soil health, water quality, and contamination — written by the actions or inactions of those who manage the farm. Completing an Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) can help you understand, and even rewrite, your farm's environmental story. 

An Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is a free, confidential, and voluntary whole-farm self-assessment tool that helps farm managers identify environmental risks and strengths on their operation. 

Many producers would say they know their farm and land extremely well — this comes from experience and an appreciation for the land that gives so much back to them. However, the day-to-day work doesn't always leave time to step back and evaluate environmental risk areas on the farm.

Through self-reflective chapters, an EFP WebBook will walk you through key parts of a farm operation. Nutrient management, manure storage and handling, chemical and fuel storage, water sources and drainage, soil conservation practices, and wildlife habitat and biodiversity are a few of the topics used to help you understand your operation.

Working through an EFP can reveal risks that might otherwise go unnoticed on the farm, such as a poorly located fuel tank, potential runoff areas, or ineffective manure management. Environmental issues like these can start off small, however they can quickly grow into expensive or damaging projects if ignored.

Identifying these potential weaknesses early can save you time, money, and headaches in the future. By prompting you to develop short and long-term action goals, an EFP can help you effectively plan for necessary improvements on the farm rather than react to them out of necessity.

At the same time, producers often discover environmental strengths on their farm that they hadn’t fully recognized, such as effective pest management or responsible disposal of farm wastes. Recognizing these strengths is also important to overall farm management.

Once an EFP is completed, it remains valid for 10 years and provides you with self-driven actionable items that you can implement on your farm as time and resources allow. As is mentioned on the Alberta EFP website, “completing an EFP allows for greater awareness, education, and access to market opportunities for producers across the province.”

Clearwater County’s upcoming workshop offers a great opportunity to start or renew an Environmental Farm Plan.

Clearwater County offers support to its producers so that they are current in their environmental awareness, as well as being eligible for current and future funding opportunities.

If you are interested in starting an EFP or updating your information in the one you already have, join Clearwater County on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at the Rocky Learning Centre for a free session to get you started.

Laptops will be available for the workshop, or you can bring your own device. EFP technicians will be available to assist you on your EFP journey. Please contact (403) 845-4444 or landcare@clearwatercounty.ca for more information and to pre-register, as there is limited space.

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