Ag societies are receiving some additional funding from the Alberta government.
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Alberta’s seven regional agriculture societies include a location here in Lloydminster, in Camrose, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Olds, Medicine Hat and Red Deer.
The province is helping societies impacted by increasing costs while still planning ahead with a one-time cash injection of more than $7.4 million.
“It’s hard to overstate the impact regional agricultural societies have on rural Alberta. From event organizing to infrastructure upkeep, they energize folks and bring communities together. This funding will ensure our regional agriculture societies are able to keep up their good work and continue to be pillars of their communities,” said RJ Sigurdson, minister of agriculture and irrigation.
This new round of funding includes $4.03 million in one-time supports distributed among the seven agriculture societies to manage cost pressures.
The funding also includes $2.87 million to support business transformation projects and funding set aside for a third-party consultant to help with those efforts.
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