Extension, Outreach & Resources Overview
Extension and Outreach are becoming increasingly important in the agricultural landscape; at the same time, funding for such programming is diminishing at the federal and provincial levels. Greenview has created and aims to maintain working relationships with producers and residents within Greenview to encourage better management practice adoption, positively impacting our water and land resources.
By applying a collaborative model with a focus on both external and internal relationship building, extension and outreach programming aims to generate extension services for Greenview residents, improve inter-municipal and interdepartmental collaboration, increase access for Greenview residents to external non-profit services, and realize external and internal grant funding opportunities for residents to effectively promote enhanced management practices.
Shelterbelt Tree Program
Greenview’s Agricultural Services Department has delivered the Shelterbelt Tree Seedling program since 2022. Each year, program information is launched in late winter/early spring and advertised on Greenview’s website and social media pages.
For more information, contact Greenview’s Agricultural Services Department at (780) 524-7621.
Agricultural Grant Funding in Alberta (2025)
Farm FireSmart and Agriculture Fire Prevention
Agricultural Services Workshops and Events
Greenview Riparian and Agricultural Sustainability Support (G.R.A.S.S)
Greenview is proud to announce Greenview Riparian and Agricultural Sustainability Support (G.R.A.S.S). This support is designed to assist producers in increasing environmental sustainability in agricultural production. Greenview recognizes that mitigating negative environmental impact caused by agricultural operations can have a financial burden that producers should not have to face alone. With this program, Greenview producers can partner with the Greenview Agricultural Services Department in a cost-sharing program for activities or projects that will benefit the environment in agricultural use. The project will be cost-shared, with 50% of funding supplied by Greenview, to a maximum of $5000 per project. All projects must demonstrate an environmental need and must enhance or protect riparian or environmentally sensitive areas from negative effects caused by agriculture.
Eligible projects will include:
- Offsite watering systems
- Livestock or machinery creek/stream crossings
- Beaver pond levelers or exclusion fencing
- Establishment or enhancement of vegetation along riparian areas
- Fencing off dugouts or riparian areas (including portable electric fencing)
- Replacement or repairs to an existing fence if placed in a riparian or environmentally sensitive area
Ineligible projects include:
- New dugouts or wells
- Fencing not related to a riparian or environmentally sensitive area
- Projects or upgrades as required by subdivision rules or regulations
Policy 6322 Greenview Riparian Agricultural Sustainability Support (GRASS)