At our 2023 Flagstaff County Public Input Open House, we asked County residents to rank priorities for a number of departments. Please go ahead and complete the brief priority-ranking surveys for each department.

Coyotes are a canine species that are native to North America and can be devastating for livestock producers and rural residents. Coyotes can cause a loss of animals, typically during calving season that can cause financial strain and impact to producers’ bottom line.

With the latest trends in the agricultural industry, awareness towards diversification has been increasing amongst producers.

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Flagstaff County has updated our Land Use Bylaw (LUB). A Land Use Bylaw is a planning document that all municipalities in Alberta are required to adopt. It is the primary ‘instruction manual’ for land use and development in the County.

Growing up in rural Alberta, one thing kids like to do with their free time is shoot gophers. As kids we never thought of the impact these rodents would have on our family or friends’ land.

The winner of our 2023 Canada’s Agriculture Day Photo Contest is Brent Scheibner! His adorable photo garnered 188 votes (likes)! Altogether, more than 2,500 votes were cast for the 64 photos that were submitted.

A Land Use Bylaw is a planning document that all municipalities in Alberta are required to adopt. It is
the primary ‘instruction manual’ for land use and development in the County. The County’s current Land Use Bylaw was adopted in 2018.

On my travels throughout the County, I have seen an abundant number of established shelterbelts. In fact, I remember driving through the countryside with Brent Hoyland before he retired last year and him pointing out the now established shelterbelts that he planted many years ago.

An Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) is a voluntary free self-assessment tool for producers who are committed to environmental stewardship. The program began in 2003 with a goal to help producers identify their environmental risks and implement mitigation strategies.