Darcy Allen, Energy Utilities & Policy Specialist with the Farmer's Advocate Office, gave this presentation to the Committee of the Whole in October 2025.
Workshops and Information
Lacombe County is proud to offer a wide range of workshops and seminars to enhance the local community's understanding of environmental stewardship and agriculture.
Events & Workshops
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Public Engagement Opportunties
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Mar 10
Lacombe County is proud to offer a wide range of workshops and seminars to enhance the local community's understanding of environmental stewardship.
Resources from Past Workshops/Events
Farmers' Advocate Office: Renewable Energy Update (October 2025)
Climate Trends and Impacts on Farming (December 2022)
The basis of the viewer is that you can look at historical climate trends using metrological data. Can track weather patterns back to 1901. In 1901, Alberta had 10 stations, and now over 500 metrological stations across Alberta, collecting hourly data, which is how the information is gathered.
Ralph has managed Agriculture Forestry and Rural Economic Development's (AFRED) meteorological network since 2003. Over the past 19 years his group has installed over 190 new weather stations across the agricultural areas in the province. To ensure the integrity and accessibility of this data, they have built a robust data quality control system along with a public-facing website that serves both historical and near real-time weather data products and services to Albertans. Much of this work centred on the task of assembling all of Alberta's meteorological data back as far as 1885.
Ralph has M.Sc. in soil physics from the University of Manitoba and a diploma in Watershed Management from Lethbridge Community College. He has worked extensively with meteorological data since 1993, producing several computer models, as well as many other products and services offered on AFRED's Alberta Climate Information Service (ACIS) found at www.weatherdata.ca or on the weather data viewer.
Shelterbelts are MORE than just trees. They are a GROWING investment. (December 2022)
Speaker Toso Bozic of Yard Whispers demonstrates how you can invest in the trees on your property. Agroforestry systems will increase agriculture yield and improve soil and water ecosystems.
Toso Bozic is a tree expert with experience, knowledge and passion in trees, forestry and agroforestry. With 25 years of experience, he is a leading consultancy service provider in every aspect of trees and forestry. As a result, we learn about growing, caring for, maintaining, pest protection, environmental, social and economic values of trees.
Growing Native Plants Workshop (June 2022)
Have you ever wondered how to establish native plants in your own garden? Join Lacombe County and ALCLA Native Plants for a workshop to discuss the importance of native plants and how to successfully grow them!
Essentials of Marketing Workshop (May 2022)
Your business may have a great product and a great team behind it, but if you don't have an effective marketing & communications strategy, even an exceptional idea won't have room to grow. Regardless of the size of your budget, there are steps you can take now to keep your brand top of mind and maximize return on investment for your marketing dollars.
This workshop covered the fundamentals of marketing strategy, offering simple and applicable tools to make the most of your message. Your message matters. Get it right, and you'll reap the rewards.
Securing your Farm & Future webinar (January 2022)
Did you miss our presentation? Don't fear - we have the video recaps of this webinar below:
Securing your Farm & Future - Vincent Cloutier - AG Economics in 2022
Securing your Farm & Future - Bridget Hennigar - CLHbid & Transition of Farming Ops & Land Ownership
Securing your Farm & Future - Yvonne Williamson - Farm Estate Planning Concepts and Considerations
Wild About Bees Resources (May 2021)
The Wild About Bees program provides seeds native to and suitable for use in the Lacombe County and Central Alberta.
Create more HABITAT! You can purchase a package of pollinator seed mix and a Wild About Bees handbook from the Lacombe County Office (Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM).
Skinner Seed Mix -$12.09
- Each seed packages contains: 6 native bunch grasses, 2 native clovers, and up to 40 native wildflowers to the central Alberta area. This seed mix mimics a natural ecosystem.
ALCLA Seed Mix - $12.94
- This package contains 100% native wildflowers. The seeds selected in this mix were researched and are plants that are native to the Aspen Parkland Ecoregion.
What you will find in your handbook?
- Site prep trips for optimum success
- How to create a high-quality pollinator garden, specific for native pollinators
- Photo identification of all the species in your seed package
- Lacombe County's top 20 favourite pollinators
- Where to find further resources
Did you miss the Wild About Bees Workshop? We have ALL the resources you need here:
- Wild About Bees Handbook
- Alberta Native Bee Council – Megan Evans
View Video Here
Ellis Bird Farm - Sandy Van Dijk
Skinner Native Seeds – John Skinner
Contact Us
Mailing Address:
Lacombe County Office
RR 3
Lacombe AB T4L 2N3
Physical Location:
40403 Range Road 27-4
Contact Us
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Email: info@lacombecounty.com
Phone: 403-782-6601
Fax: 403-782-3820
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