Government of Alberta’s grazing rental rates see updates for 2025

Alberta Forestry and Parks Minister, Todd Loewen, has approved the grazing rental rates for Grazing Leases (GRL), Grazing Licences (FDL), and Grazing Permits (GRP) for public land for 2025.

These rates are based on the existing rental model, with adjustments using post return on capital employed (ROCE) data. The adjustments aim to offset some of the economic pressures caused by the Olympic averaging of spring prices and the historically high fall calf prices. Without these revisions, the rental rates would have been substantially higher this year.

For 2025, the rental rates per Animal Unit Month (AUM) are as follows:

• Zone 1: $8.70/AUM (previously $7.63/AUM in 2024)
• Zone 2: $6.07/AUM (previously $4.99/AUM in 2024)

Alberta Beef Producers would like to thank Minister Loewen and the Forestry and Parks staff for taking the initiative to review the rental rates and their formula.

Learn more from Government of Alberta: Public land grazing rent and assignment fee

Learn more about AUMs via Beef Cattle Research Council and Canadian Cattlemen Magazine: Grazing management terminology: Animal units, AUMs and how to apply them