(Red Deer County)

By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

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Red Deer County allowing roadside grazing this year to help with drought

Jul 5, 2023 | 12:09 PM

Red Deer County has approved a new measure to help farmers whose pastures have been affected by this spring’s drought.

On a year-to-year basis, county council reviews a resolution on whether or not to allow the grazing of roadside ditches.

This year, it has been approved, in light of the drought conditions.

Conditions are as set out below:

• The requests will be reviewed, and a pre-site inspection will be conducted to ensure the location is suitable for livestock grazing and does not pose a public safety concern;

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• Those persons receiving permission to graze in a County ditch will be required to enter into an agreement with Red Deer County which will include but not be limited to an indemnity agreement with the County;

• County issued warning signage must be placed on the road at both ends of the grazed area. Deposits of $100 per sign and the number of signs required will be determined at the pre-site inspection;

• The applicant will be responsible for noxious and prohibited noxious weed control in the requested area during the time period that the permission has been granted;

• Grazing is permitted only during daylight hours; and livestock must be removed each day by the end of the daylight hours;

• Grazing permits will expire on October 15 of the year the permit was granted;

• Requestee’s will be required to supply proof of comprehensive general liability insurance with limit of no less than $5 million with Red Deer County listed as co-insured before entering into the License to Occupy agreement with Red Deer County.

Further details can be found online at www.rdcounty.ca/livestock if you require more information or have questions on applying for your Roadside Grazing Permit please contact Agricultural Services at 403.342.8654 or agriculture@rdcounty.ca.