. Agricultural societies newsletter. Agriculture. CREATIVE JUDGING As most of you know by now, the payment of fair judges is no longer part of the responsibility of the Agricultural and Community Services Branch. This budget was one of the items that was eliminated in the effort to balance the overall budget of the Alberta Government. The good news is that many agricultural societies are accepting the change well and have adopted some creative approaches to looking at their fair judge requirements. Options include: 1. Paying judges directly from the agricultural society. Consider your budget a
. Agricultural societies newsletter. Agriculture. CREATIVE JUDGING As most of you know by now, the payment of fair judges is no longer part of the responsibility of the Agricultural and Community Services Branch. This budget was one of the items that was eliminated in the effort to balance the overall budget of the Alberta Government. The good news is that many agricultural societies are accepting the change well and have adopted some creative approaches to looking at their fair judge requirements. Options include: 1. Paying judges directly from the agricultural society. Consider your budget and needs before sending out the judge's contracts. This is an opportunity to evaluate your fair competitions in total and decide if outside judges are required for all classes. 2. All judges used to be volunteers. Perhaps there are some local talents and professional knowledge that you have not tapped. Are there some people in your community who would trade some of their talent for recognition or support from the agricultural society in their endeavors? 3. What about a judging team? This could be less threatening to the individual and perhaps very enjoyable for the group. 4. Have the public vote or run a "You be the Judge" contest for some categories. This could add more interest in the overall competition. 5. Once again the best ideas usually come from sharing your thoughts with others. Have a brainstorming session and send us some of your creative thoughts on getting judges. ALBERTA LOTTERY FUNDS Most agricultural societies have met the requirements that will put them in good standing under the Agricultural Societies Act and qualify them for the lottery funds for this Good Standing For those of you who are not in good standing - get your documents to us soon as we are starting now to prepare the lists that will be used to generate the 1992 lottery payments. There is no special application form for the unconditional lottery funds and if all things run smoothly
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