Reading Time: < 1 minute The Farmers’ Advocate Office has received numerous inquiries on option-to-purchase agreements between landowners and the energy and utility sectors. “It’s important that landowners are aware of the risks of option-to-purchase agreements,” said Jeana Les, research and communications specialist for the advocate office. “An option-to-purchase agreement locks a landowner into selling to a certain company at […] Read more
The downside of an option-to-purchase land agreement
This type of agreement doesn’t oblige an energy or utility company to buy the land
New legislation for sales of farm implements
New act establishes minimum requirements for sale agreements, warranties, and availability of spare parts
Reading Time: 2 minutes The new Farm Implement and Dealership Act will come into force this year. The new act, which combines the old Farm Implement Dealerships Act and the Farm Implement Act, came into effect in December when Bill 6, the Statutes Amendment Act, received royal assent. Bill 6 also includes numerous changes to sections of the former […] Read more
Check to ensure your farm implement dealer is licensed
Dealers and distributors must pay an annual levy to the Farm Implement Compensation Fund
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Alberta’s Farmers’ Advocate Office advises farmers to protect themselves by ensuring that their farm implement dealer of choice is licensed. The Alberta Farm Implement Act/Farm Implement Dealerships Act and Regulations are administered by the Farm Implement Act Administration of the Farmers’ Advocate Office of Alberta. Under this act, anyone carrying on a business as […] Read more
Be on guard for land agents with ‘questionable ethics’
Carol Goodfellow says a bonus for signing quickly and not being offered complete information are warning signs
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers, ranchers, land agents, and energy companies need to have a basic understanding of ethics as they relate to energy negotiations, says an official with the Farmers’ Advocate Office (FAO). “One of the roles of the FAO is to assist farmers and ranchers to understand the laws that guide the energy industry and their rights […] Read more
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