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Round Hill School students and community members harvested the fruits of their labour at the Round Hill Renaissance Agriculture Foundation (RHRAF) Garden. The garden and food forest was started in 2021, with the help of community contributions, with the goal of teaching the students where their food comes from. Each year the students order seeds based on what they would like to grow, sow them and harvest the food in fall before preparing a meal to share with everyone. Students also get to take some of what they have grown home to their families. This year, the garden has an abundance of beans, tomatoes, grapes, berries and melons. Pictured from left, Birte Robert, board member of the RHRAF; Marj Nahirniak, garden volunteer who has grandchildren attending the school; and Alana Robert, Birte’s daughter and student at the school. Alana shared that the students have foods from various cuisines planned for the community meals.
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Camrose County Council update . . . . .3
Win a colour photo of your farm!
Restoring property rights for Alberta farmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
See page 8
Low yields across the County . . . . . . . 6
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Camrose County Council update By Nadine Leming
The last regular council meeting was held on September 8. Teresa Gratrix reported to council that Administration focused on regional collaboration, service strategy, and organizational development. Administration has also completed the updates to the County’s Intermunicipal Collaboration Frameworks (ICFs) within the County and region. Active engagement continues with the City of Camrose and the Town of Bashaw. Efforts continued on recreation grants, asset management, facility maintenance, municipal communications and the budget preparation phase has begun. Administration also worked with Canada Post to continue advocacy and maintained ongoing collaboration with regional and provincial partners regarding County interests. Councillor Marty Maxwell moved to accept the Administration’s report as information. The motion was carried. Zach Mazure, public works manager reported that his department continued to move important infrastructure initiatives forward across the County. New Norway’s utility replacements are almost completed. Development of the engineering designs for Ferintosh’s lagoon and utility enhancements is ongoing as well as the lagoon repairs in Round Hill, and the County’s Water Master Plan. With Council’s decision to focus on bridge infrastructure, bridge rehabilitation efforts are advancing, including construction beginning on the bridge on RR 205. Regular road operations are continuing. Councillor Jordon Banack moved that the public works manager’s report be accepted as information. The motion was carried. Anjah Howard, economic development and tourism manager, reported that her department is gearing up for fall with a sharp focus on backing local shops, bringing in new investments, and preparing several new initiatives for fall. The Why Camrose County campaign has
concluded by putting a spotlight on local businesses, communities and opportunities around the County. Councillor Banack moved that the manager of planning and development report to be accepted as information. The motion was carried. Agricultural Services Manager, Kevin MacDonald reported continued routine roadside and custom spraying, including where notices had been issued. Additionally, staff completed yearly surveys on grasshoppers and wheat heads for Alberta Agriculture to help track crop health and pests in the area. Seed cleaning continues at the plant with the fall harvest underway. Councillor Wetthuhn moved that agriculture services report be accepted as information. The motion was carried. The Alberta Medical Association is seeking input on rural health priorities, according to a recent Rural Municipalities Association newsletter. Council directed Administration to a formal response for the Alberta Medical Association on local medical and healthcare issues affecting Camrose County residents. Anjah Howard presented to Council regarding a regional wastewater study. Based on the recommendations, Council approved the participation in the Buffalo Lake Regional Wastewater Feasibility and Action Plan and endorsed a collaborative Alberta Community Partnership grant application with the Summer Village of Rochon Sands as the managing partner. By participating in the study, there is no commitment by the County to any future infrastructure, regional services or capital spending. Council must approve any future commitments separately. The next regularly scheduled Council meeting will be on September 22.
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Farmers in Camrose County are working diligently to get crops off the fields, dealing with the aftermath of the heavy rains that complicated this year’s growing season, and the continued wet and cold weather. Alberta’s latest Crop Report shows harvest across the Central Region, which includes the Camrose area, is far behind the five-year average. As of September 8, only around 21 per cent of Alberta’s major crops had been harvested, compared with a five-year average of 44 per cent. The Central Region was 23 per cent harvested, 22 percentage points behind its five-year average. “There has been a lot more disease pressure and flooding, a lot of acres have been lost to drowning. We have even had entire fields written off, strictly due to moisture, so it has been a pretty big loss for farmers,” shared Morgan Duggan, agronomist with the Wild Rose Co-op Agro team. The impact on yields is already becoming clearer as the season goes on but the loss is already being reported. Morgan shared that the canola and pea crops experienced the most loss. “We are also seeing an increase in weed pressure, with the increase in moisture we are seeing a lot more weeds come up, where crops have been lost,” she added. “With a lot of the crops being at the failure point before the fungicide season a lot of people have chosen not to invest money in a crop that’s already dying.” Provincially, dryland yields reported so far remain relatively low, with spring wheat averaging 53 bushels per acre, barley 71, oats 74, canola 37 and dry peas 43. Another unfortunate result of the excessive moisture is the crops not rippening in time for harvest, which means farmers are having to apply a lot more chemical on their fields in order to be able to salvage some of their crop. According to Morgan this has been one of the worst years for Camrose farmers in some time. The harvest clock is ticking, and with continuous rainy days farmers across Camrose County will need a stretch of warm, dry weather to bring this year’s crop home, but this season highlights the many challenges and stressors growers and producers face to put food on the tables.
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Camrose Helps brings free potatoes for the community By Adan Shaikh
A truckload of free red potatoes have made their way to Camrose once again. The potatoes are being distributed through a partnership between Second Harvest, the Camrose Regional Exhibition, Camrose Chrysler, Camrose & District Family and Community Support Services (CDFCSS) and the Camrose Helps Foundation. Residents can pick up potatoes at the CDFCSS office at 4821-51 Street Monday
through Thursday, from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4 p.m., while supplies last. The potatoes are available in 50-pound bags, or residents can bring their own bag, box or bucket. The potato donation is made possible through Second Harvest, a food rescue organization which works with farmers and other food businesses to redirect extra food to communities across Canada, with the goal of reducing food insecurity. The potato delivery has become an annual
opportunity for Camrose residents to access a large amount of fresh food at no cost. It also keeps usable food in the communities where its needed rather than going to waste. The potatoes can be used for everything from soups and stews to mashed potatoes, fries and other meals, making the large bags a useful addition to the pantry as families head into the fall. The potatoes will be available during regular distribution hours until the supply runs out.
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Restoring property rights for Alberta farmers
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lentils are highly vulnerable to excess moisture. It will give pulse farmers more flexibility to make effective water management decisions and provide the best opportunity for healthy, productive crops while still supporting core wetland habitat,” commented Will Muller, chair, Alberta Pulse Growers. Under the new approach, those approval and replacement requirements will be removed for specified farming activities on private cropland. Water associated with these exemptions will continue to be managed on the farmer’s property, helping ensure neighbouring landowners and downstream infrastructure are protected. “Temporary standing water causes production inefficiencies and by managing these short-lived wet areas and reducing their impacts earlier in the season, it allows farmers to have greater efficiency in the field,” continued Sarah
Weigum, chair, AlbertaBritish Columbia Seed Growers Association. Instead of requiring a lengthy Water Act approval, Alberta will develop a clear code of practice for tile drainage on private cropland. Alberta’s government is also reducing red tape for farmers who use tile drainage to manage excess subsurface water and improve growing conditions. Andre Harpe, chair, Alberta Canola said, “Farmers care about wetlands, the environment and the wildlife that lives on the landscape. Water, in wet years like this year, can have a detrimental and long-term impact through flooding and erosion. These management changes will allow farmers to protect our soils while continuing to provide habitat for birds, mammals and other species.” The code will establish straightforward, enforceable standards while
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allowing farmers to proceed through notification rather than a full regulatory approval. Where water could affect downstream landowners, their consent will be required. Peter J. Dobbie, KC, farmers’ and property rights advocate of Alberta commented, “Respect for property rights means trusting landowners to responsibly manage their land, and Alberta farmers have demonstrated that responsibility for generations. These changes recognize that routine farming decisions are best made by the people who know the land best.” Together, these reforms mean fewer unnecessary approvals, lower costs and less time waiting on government. Alberta will continue removing regulatory barriers that do not provide a meaningful benefit while maintaining appropriate protections for neighbouring landowners, infra-
structure and higher-value wetlands. The new exemptions will apply to specified agricultural activities on private cropland, including cultivating, direct seeding, spraying, surface water draining or ditching, and infilling involving ephemeral water bodies and temporary and seasonal wetlands. Water managed under the agricultural wetland exemptions must remain on site and must not adversely affect neighbouring properties or infrastructure. Amendments to the Water (Ministerial) Regulation and Alberta Wetland Policy are expected to take effect this fall. A new tile drainage code of practice is expected to be completed in early 2027 following targeted stakeholder engagement. Tile drainage projects will require the consent of potentially affected downstream landowners.