On-Farm Technology Adaptation Program
The On-Farm Technology Adaptation Program is one of five new programs available to help Alberta’s livestock and meat industry create a profitable and sustainable future.
Program Details
A total of $5 million is available for the 2009/2010 fiscal year. This program is designed to stimulate the adoption of leading edge research developments that impact cost competitiveness and support the Alberta Livestock and Meat Strategy (ALMS) by:
- accelerating the investment in technologies that significantly impact production costs, productivity, food safety, animal welfare and environmental sustainability of Alberta’s livestock industry;
- increasing sales of meat products;
- encouraging new private sector capital investment in Alberta;
- enhancing Alberta’s competitive position in the meat and livestock sectors; and
- complementary to the Research and Development Program
Eligibility requirements
- Existing or prospective Alberta primary livestock producers
Eligible expenses
- Capital costs related to the design, development, acquisition and installation of state-of-the-art processes and technologies in Alberta.
- Training costs up to a maximum of eight weeks or $4000 per employee for new technology or automated process training.
- Travel and transportation costs for technology investigation.
- Consultants to provide technical expertise for investigation and adaptation.
Assistance is available to a maximum 20 per cent of eligible project costs for capital expenses and a maximum 50 per cent of eligible project costs for non-capital expenses. Assistance will be on a cost shared basis with the applicant to a maximum grant of $1 million of the eligible costs per project. However, higher maximum grant levels may be considered for specific initiatives at ALMA’s discretion.
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Please send your full application package care of:
On-Farm Technology Adaptation Program
Mr. Brad Fournier
Research Manager
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency Ltd.
Suite 101, 1003 Ellwoood Road S.W., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6X 0B3
Phone: (780) 638-1917
E-mail: brad.fournier@almaltd.ca or www.alma.alberta.ca
This information was published to the web on April 22, 2009