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Emergency Preparation

For Farm & Acerage Emergencies

As a rural Albertan you need to
protect your animals from risks
posed by natural disasters and
other emergencies including:
collapsed barns, extreme weather,
flooding, and dehydration.

From barn fires to natural disasters, life in the
country calls for special measures to safeguard
your personal safety, pets and livestock, property
and protect your community.

Planning for emergencies now will minimize the impact on you, your family, your animals and your neighbours. Start your planning by: knowing the risks,
making a plan, and getting a kit/equipment ready. If an emergency happens in your community, it may take emergency workers some time to reach you. You should be prepared to look after yourself for 72 hours. Additional information and
assistance can be provided by your veterinarian, municipality or animal/industry association.

For more information review the brochure here.

Alberta Bits Spring Photo Call

The AEF is looking for an inspiring, captivating and motivating photo for the Spring 2013 cover of Alberta Bits magazine.

We are looking for photos of our members and their horses. Whether it's a photo of a particular achievement, a photo with an inspiring story or a photo of an AEF group and their horses, we want to see them!

Requirements:
- Photos must be of "High Resolution" at least 3MB
- Photo must be in vertical/portrait orientation (sorry landscape photo will not be considered)
- Please have photos submitted to marketing@albertaequestrian.com no later than January 1st, 2013.

We look forward to seeing your photos!

Nobody's Horses

 NEW TO THE AEF ONLINE STORE!! - This beautiful coffee table book by nature and wildlife photographer, Gilles Korent would make a wonderful Christmas gift for someone special.

Nobody's Horses ....... is a coffee table book by Calgary based nature and wildlife photographer, Gilles Korent.  Through his stunning photographs and written word, Korent takes the reader on a journey into the life of some of Alberta's remaining "wild horses".  The emphasis of this book shows the beauty of these magnificent animals; while, at the same time, portraying the horses' resilience to survival in the harsh environment of their habitat, the Eastern Slopes of the Canadian Rockies. 

 

All books have been personally signed by Gilles himself. Only $35.95

 

Visit the AEF online store or stop by our office to purchase a copy! 

AEF 35th Anniversary Raffle

For more information and to order tickets visit:

 

 

Calgary, Alberta, Nov. 14, 2012:

 

 

The Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC) Information Leadership Initiative is a communications program designed to help producers and their industry manage information and keep up to date on the bottom line in farm animal care today.

This includes information on the latest thinking, ideas, developments, best practices, trends and issues, to support the role of producers as front-line managers and decision makers.  

 

AFAC is the farm animal care organization that represents all major livestock producer organizations in the province. AFAC is working with Calgary-based communications company Meristem to design and deliver the project components. The initiative is sponsored by the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA).

"This new initiative is about helping livestock producers stay at the leading edge of farm animal care," says Heini Hehli, a Rimbey area dairy producer and Chair of AFAC. "It is designed to give producers the information they need to make good decisions on their farms and in their industry. As livestock producers, we share the values of making sure farm animals are well cared for throughout their lifetimes and that industry follows best practices based on the latest knowledge. The AFAC Information Leadership Initiative is an example of how we are building on that commitment for the future."  

 

Farm animal care is an area where the pace of developments on market, research, policy, production and trade fronts is rapidly increasing both domestically and internationally, says Hehli. Specific practices and requirements are also steadily rising in sophistication. "Producers need a consistent flow of quality information to understand what the developments mean for them, make good decisions and manage their role."  

 

The initiative includes a number of components. Among the highlights:

- NewStream Farm Animal Care: A cutting edge digital news source capturing latest developments, progress and ideas in farm animal care. Includes short items as well as links to longer feature articles that showcase innovative thinking, case studies, best practices and success opportunities.

- VeriCare Special Reports - Specially designed to provide technically competent, expert-driven coverage of important issues in farm animal care.

- CareScape Initiative - Using social media to support awareness of farm animal care progress and issues.

- Livestock Care Conference knowledge transfer - A customized effort to deliver information from this leading conference on farm animal care, which is hosted annually by AFAC and features top speakers from both within Canada and internationally.

 

An initial phase was delivered out of the 2012 Livestock Care Conference, hosted by AFAC, and a number of the additional components are rolling out shortly.

"The focus of the initiative is to get the best information into the hands of producers and those who work with producers," says Brad Brinkworth, Director, Meristem. "The aim is to use a range of delivery options to provide a quality, credible resource for industry."

 

The status of farm animal care leadership as a top priority for Alberta's livestock industry is why ALMA is supporting the initiative. "This is exactly the type of project that fits ALMA's role as a catalyst in stimulating innovation and encouraging the adoption of best practices," says Gordon Cove, CEO, ALMA. "Leadership in farm animal care is absolutely critical to the continued development of a profitable and internationally competitive Alberta livestock and meat industry of the future."

 

Visit www.meristem.com for sign-up information to receive regular e-newsletter editions of NewStream Farm Animal Care.

 

For more information contact:

Heini Hehli, AFAC Chair

Phone: 403 704-5716

 

Lorna Baird, AFAC Executive Director

Phone: 403 662-8050

lorna@afac.ab.ca

 

About Us

The Alberta Equestrian Federation (AEF) is a member driven, nonprofit Provincial organization responsible for organizing, coordinating, sanctioning and administering equine sport and recreation in Alberta since 1978. 

 

Membership is in excess of 13,000 individual members as well as over 200 member equine Provincial organizations and industry partners. The AEF is the only Equestrian Body recognized by Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation. As such, we are the only body to directly receive funding and to have a voice within the Alberta Government on behalf of all equestrians in Alberta.

Vision

The Voice of Equine Alberta.  The premier source for education, information and support for Alberta's entire equine community.

Mission

To assist in creating a positive environment for the enjoyment of equines through leadership and a proactive approach we promote, facilitate, and coordinate equestrian related activities in Alberta.