Agriculture

The farmers in our municipality grow grain, grass and potatoes. Livestock breeding is also common, mainly cattle, pigs and chickens.

The ridges are mostly covered by forest, giving natural shelter for moose, deer, lynx, rabbit and smaller animals. The Dokka wetlands (Dokkadeltatetin the northern end of the lake Randsfjorden. In our lakes and ponds there are a good population of trout, northern pike, whitefish and perch.

Municipal services regarding agriculture, forestry, hunting regulations, environmental issues:

(Norwegian translation in parenthesis)

• Agricultural estates - dividing (Landbrukseiendom - deling)
• Agricultural estates - purchasing (Landbrukseiendom - kjøp)
• Climate conditioned damage in plant and honey production and catastrophic loss in livestock breeding - compensation (Klimabetingede skader i plante- og honningproduksjon og ved katastrofetap i husdyrhold - erstatning)
• Cultivation of new land for agricultural purposes (Nydyrking av arealer til jordbruksformål)
• Early age pension for farmers (Tidligpensjon for jordbrukere)
• Ecological agriculture - direct subsidies (Økologisk landbruk - direkte tilskudd)
• Environmental information (Miljøinformasjon)
• Environmental plans in agriculture (Miljøplan i jordbruket)
• Farm-sitters (Avløserordningene i landbruket)
• Filling or leveling terrain (Fylling eller planering av terreng)
• Forestry fund (Skogfond)
• Hunting license (Fellingstillatelse)
• Hunting license test (Jegerprøven)
• Hunting territory - approval (Vald - godkjenning)
• Industrial and environmental measures in forestry - subsidies (Nærings- og miljøtiltak i skogbruket - tilskudd)
• Motorized traffic in outlying fields and waterways (Motorferdsel i utmark og vassdrag)
• Particular environmental measures in agriculture (Spesielle miljøtiltak i jordbruket (SMIL))
• Production subsidies in agriculture (Produksjonstilskudd i jordbruket)
• Public injunctions and restrictions in plant and livestock production - compensation (Offentlige pålegg og restriksjoner i plante- og husdyrproduksjon - erstatning)
• Regional environmental program in agriculture - subsidies (Regionalt miljøprogram i jordbruket - tilskudd)
• Residential and farming obligation (Bo- og driveplikt på landbrukseiendom)
• Rural development - business related (Bygdeutviklingsmidler - bedriftsrettede tiltak)

For information please contact:

Department:  Planning and Development (Plan og næring)

• Phone:  +47 61 11 60 00 (main switchboard)
• Postal address:  Rådhuset, PO box 173, N-2882 Dokka, Norway
• Visiting address:  Storgata 28, 2870 Dokka
• Opening hours:  Monday - Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm