[bitterrootfly]

Not all farmers like the current way leases are handled, many of us still see the revenue made off leases for oil and the like as revenue taken from the province. I personally like the way the MD of Taber deals with lease land, some money made from any additional capital pursuits on the lease (money from oil wells, pipelines, access roads...) stays with the leaseholder to offset or cover management and maintenance costs, the rest goes to the body leasing the land to the leaseholder, whether the MD or the province. Pretty neat system IMO because the landowners are rewarded for being stewards of the land and working hard to maintain the property as they should, and they still get the original benefit of being able to graze more cattle on more land and have more cattle units to sell at auction.