Sustainable Agriculture

To support continued innovation, growth and prosperity, the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) has launched its programs. This 5‐year (2023-2028), $3.5 billion investment includes $1 billion in federal programs and activities and $2.5 billion in cost-shared programs and activities by federal-provincial-territorial governments. The Sustainable CAP framework represents a cost-shared federal-provincial investment of $508 million over 5 years towards strategic programs and services for the agriculture and agri-food industry in Alberta. Read more about how Sustainable CAP works.

There are a variety of programs open and accepting applications:

• Efficient Grain Handling: This program assists producers with reducing the overall energy use on their operations
• Emerging Opportunities: Supports projects focused on innovation and result in significant company growth and sector impact
• Farm Technology: Supports innovative technology that minimizes agricultural waste and optimizes farm efficiency, and tools that secure business assets
• On-Farm Value-Added: Helps primary producers grow sales, expand production capacity, explore market opportunities and create jobs in Alberta.
• Resilient Agricultural Landscape: Supports producers to conserve and enhance the environmental resiliency of their agricultural landscapes
• Value Added: Invests in projects that increase company sales and production capacity, expand market opportunities, and create jobs in Alberta.  
• Water: Invests in projects that increase company sales and production capacity, expand market opportunities, and create jobs in Alberta.
• Accelerating Agricultural Innovations: Funding is provided to RDAR though Sustainable CAP for the Accelerating Agricultural Innovations program.

If you have questions about the CAP grant opportunities please contact the Agriculture and Environment Department.

As part of our Agriculture Service Board, the County provides opportunities to learn about sustainable agriculture practices. Are you interested in receiving information about upcoming events? Please contact the Agriculture and Environment Department

Recordings of past webinars include 

- Tree Care in a Nutshell with Lloyd's Limbs

- Grow Your Own with The Cheesiry 

- Farm succession planning with Kelly Sidoryk 

- Healthy, Happy Calves with Dr. Kent Weir 

- Clubroot 101 

- The Enhanced Clubroot Surveillance Program 

These recordings are available at The County of Vermilion River YouTube Page or select then image below to open the recording 

Environmental Farm Plans are a voluntary, whole farm, self assessment tool used to identify environmental risks on your farm and help to provide solutions to mitigate those risks. 

To start your Environmental Farm Plan  Alberta Environmental Farm Plan website. 

Contact our Agriculture and Environment Department for more information.