Alberta Lamb Producers have had little success gaining access to provincial grazing reserves for sheep pasture purposes.
At a Zone 2 meeting Nov. 5 in Lethbridge, ALP executive director Margaret Cook said the organization “has reached an absolute brick wall” with efforts to access grazing reserves in Alberta.
Individual reserve associations handle care, handling and management of the province’s 32 grazing reserves so ALP’s request for government intervention was fruitless, said Cook.
“You’ve got to keep hammering on the doors of your local community pastures,” she told producers.
Read Also
Land crash warning rejected
A technical analyst believes that Saskatchewan land values could be due for a correction, but land owners and FCC say supply/demand fundamentals drive land prices – not mathematical models
Grazing reserves are designed to provide summer pasture on public land for farmers and ranchers. Their use is governed through grazing management agreements that outline the mission, goals and vision of each grazing reserve.
Producers interested would have to present a pilot project proposal directly to the grazing association in which they’re interested.
ALP has been working on the file since spring. At that time, president Phil Kolodychuk said many producers would like access to grazing reserves but cattle producers are reluctant to allow them, due in part to concerns about predation and fencing.
