Mountain View County's Agricultural Services Department, guided by the Agricultural Service Board, is resourced to support local farmers and ranchers with programs and services designed to enhance production, environmental stewardship and industry growth.
Agricultural Service Board
Mountain View County's Agricultural Service Boards formed under the Alberta Agricultural Service Board Act, carries out the following:
- Act as an advisory body to assist Council and the Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Development in matters of mutual concern
- Advise on and help to organize direct weed and pest control and soil and water conservation programs
- Assist in the control of livestock disease under the Livestock Diseases Act
- Promote, enhance and protect viable and sustainable agriculture with a view to improving the economic viability of the agricultural producer
- Promote and develop agricultural policies to meet the needs of the County
In Alberta, there are 70 Agriculture Service Boards. In Mountain View County, the Agricultural Service Board was recently restructured to include three Councillors and four County resident producers to better respond to the needs of local farmers (the previous Board was comprised of 7 Councillors).
To contact the board, call or email the board Chair Brian Rodger through Jane Fulton (see contact information below), or any of the three sitting Councillors:
- Reeve Bruce Beattie (Division 4): Cell: 403-559-7106
- Councillor Dwayne Fulton (Division 1): Cell: 403-606-8925
- Councillor Duncan Milne (Division 2): Cell: 403-507-3844
Agricultural Fieldmen
Like other Municipalities with Agricultural Service Boards, Mountain View County appoints qualified individuals to implement the agriculture policies, programs and resources of the County.
Mountain View County's Agricultural Fieldmen are:
| Jane Fulton, Agricultural Fieldman Assistant Director of Legislative Community & Agricultural Services 403-335-3311 Extension 184 Cell: 403-559-7311 |
|
Chris Chrenek, Assistant Agricultural Fieldman |
|
Chad Verpy, Agricultural Coordinator |
Their duties include:
- Carrying out the functions, duties and powers of Mountain View County under any Act relating to agriculture
- Implementing projects respecting agriculture agreed on between Mountain View County Council and the Minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Development
- Acting as Mountain View's municipal inspectors under the Weed Control Act,
- Acting as Mountain View's inspectors under the Agricultural Pests Act
- Acting as Mountain View's soil conservation officer under the Soil Conservation Act
To find your local Agricultural Fieldman visit the Association of Alberta Agricultural Fieldman website.