Team Alberta Crops met with Alberta Ministers, other Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and government officials in March to share Alberta farmers’ top concerns.
Farmer directors and staff from the seven organizations that comprise Team Alberta Crops advocated for government support in the areas of competitiveness through innovation, environmental sustainability, regulatory hurdles, and market access. “The four pillars of Team Alberta Crops were key guide posts and the messaging developed in regard to those reflect, with a bit of variation, all members’ priorities,” said Connie
Phillips, Executive Director of Alberta Beekeepers Commission. “The level of engagement was quite high. Perhaps the increased attention was due to tariffs, however, this opening allowed all of us to engage meaningfully with all meeting participants.”
Team Alberta Crops coordinates this annual meeting and reception featuring locally grown commodities to maintain the lines of communication with Alberta MLAs and key government officials, as well as to keep issues affecting farmer-members at the forefront. “We were able to explain how integrated the North American market is,” noted Andre
Harpe, Chair of Alberta Canola. “Everybody was totally engaged and concerned about agriculture and tariffs. Team Alberta Crops undertakes these meetings because we need to keep elected officials up to date. We grow many of the same crops. For example, understanding how tariffs are impacting the potato industry was extremely important.”
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