Entries by ACFA Communications

An Inside Look at How NCFA Works For You in Ottawa (Even In a Pandemic)

The National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) serves as a unified voice for Canada’s fed cattle producers. NCFA is governed by an eight member Board that includes seven directors appointed by our provincial member organizations (including Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association), plus another director representing the Canadian Cattlemens’ Association (CCA). NCFA maintains an effective and ongoing presence […]

On November 30th, the Trudeau government delivered its 2020 fiscal update, entitled ‘Supporting Canadians and Fighting COVID-19′, to Canadians. While the fall fiscal update has traditionally been simply an economic snapshot of the country’s fiscal state, this year’s update (237 pages) resembled that of a ‘mini-budget’. Our National Cattle Feeders’ Association have summarized this fiscal […]

A note from Alberta Health Services to Alberta’s cattle feeders

A note from Alberta Health Services to Alberta’s cattle feeders   Since the beginning of November, we have seen an increasing trend of feedlot operations with COVID-19 across the South Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS). This includes cases within support industries such as feed supply and trucking. This aligns with increasing illness in all […]

Cattle Feeders’ Represent Agriculture on Economic Recovery Council

Between your elected volunteer Board of Directors and our staff, the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association represents its members with seats on many significant boards, committees, and panels. A recent example of this is Board member Kendra Donnelly’s appointment to the Premier’s Economic Recovery Council. The Economic Recovery Council was appointed to provide insight and expert […]

2021 Budget Submission

Alberta Cattle Feeders Association (ACFA) has been offered the opportunity to provide input into the Government of Alberta’s 2021 Budget, which will be released in February 2021. We submitted the following recommendations, based on how agriculture is a vital component to building economy.   Recommendation 1 Pursue meaningful improvements to Agri-Stability by removing the $3 […]

ACFA contributes to stakeholder letter to Premier about the implementation of MELT for farms

ACFA, along with many other crop and livestock boards and commissions, recently submitted a letter to Premier Kenney outlining concerns with the implementation of Mandatory Entry Level Training (MELT) for farms. The collaborating organizations are asking Premier Kenney and the Government of Alberta to find solutions to ensure voluntary compliance. Our organizations are willing to […]