cowman, I find your comments interesting. However, regardless of where landowners come from, if land is for sale in an area where they want to farm, and they have the money to buy the land, where does it say that they cannot do so ? The European farmers as well as our own Canadian farmers must adhere to very stringent regulations as far as applying manure is concerned in Alberta,regardless of where they farm.
In my area there was a huge cry for 10 acre parcels 12 years ago when people were planning on making their fortunes with ostriches, llamas etc. The county agreed and a lot of 10 acre parcels were created. After the people lost their shirt with llamas and ostriches, they soon realized that the 10 acres was a lot more than they needed to have a dog and cat. They had to control weeds, keep the grass down and no-one wanted to rent those few acres to pasture cattle or horses so it was a liability. Now the county allows a minimum of 4 acre parcels and up to three per quarter but that is being reviewed.
If all municipalities decide to have open season on subdividing productive agricultural lands, future generations will suffer. I do think that Red Deer County is doing a good job of allowing orderly development along the Highway 2 corridor. It will be a real challenge for them to make decisions that will please the majority of their citizens as the pressures increase for development in a wider area around Red Deer.
In my area there was a huge cry for 10 acre parcels 12 years ago when people were planning on making their fortunes with ostriches, llamas etc. The county agreed and a lot of 10 acre parcels were created. After the people lost their shirt with llamas and ostriches, they soon realized that the 10 acres was a lot more than they needed to have a dog and cat. They had to control weeds, keep the grass down and no-one wanted to rent those few acres to pasture cattle or horses so it was a liability. Now the county allows a minimum of 4 acre parcels and up to three per quarter but that is being reviewed.
If all municipalities decide to have open season on subdividing productive agricultural lands, future generations will suffer. I do think that Red Deer County is doing a good job of allowing orderly development along the Highway 2 corridor. It will be a real challenge for them to make decisions that will please the majority of their citizens as the pressures increase for development in a wider area around Red Deer.
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