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“In 30 years of business, I’ve never experienced where we don’t know what we’re going to feed the cattle Monday morning.” says ACFa member Leighton Kolk. An unprecedented situation is unfolding right now in Canadian cattle country, where industry groups say a widespread feed shortage has escalated into a crisis situation. Full story here ACFA […]
“With a large cross-border trade of incoming feeder cattle, and export of fed cattle, this will have an significant impact on our industry as a large number of drivers have not been vaccinated,” says Janice Tranberg, executive director of the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association. The cattle industry is not the only sector that is concerned […]
or feedlot operator Ryan Kasko, the big factor is plain to see — a shortage of processing capacity in Canada “One of the biggest challenges is that there are too many cattle in North America for the capacity that the packers have to process them,” said Kasko, CEO of Kasko Cattle Company in Coaldale. “Beef […]
Happy Holidays from your Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association! President and CEO Janice Tranberg gives you an idea of how 2021 went for ACFA and brings some holiday cheer in this quick update:
While we had hoped to update our members without using the word ‘covid’ by now, we have still been working hard for you all year, focusing on advocacy, member value, collaboration, and partnership. See what we have been up to here:
It all started with a COVID-19 outbreak in March on VRP Farms in Picture Butte, Alberta. “It was an extremely trying time,” says Jolayne Farn, HR Manager of VRP. “Having 11 confirmed cases and 42 staff off work and quarantined showed us we never wanted to have to operate like that again. Even though we […]
What do compost and bees and manure and fruit and fungus and worms all have in common? They are all part of the regenerative ag system at the innovative and holistic Shipwheel Cattle Feeders in Taber, AB. Recently awarded an Alltech “Planet of Plenty Award”, Shipwheel was recognized as a farm that is furthering a […]
“We believe in growing high quality food right here in Alberta in the most sustainable way possible,” says Kendra Donnelly of Korova Feeders in Acme. Korova is developing a new productive system that will serve as a model for other feedlots in Alberta. The innovative system involves the integration of Rolled Compacted Concrete (RCC) for […]
Following the March 25th Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) meeting, 11 of Alberta’s producer organizations are pleased the Ministers of Agriculture have come to a consensus on part of the proposed changes to AgriStability, which includes the removal of the reference margin limit, retroactive to 2020, and extending the program enrollment deadline to June 30, 2021. The producer […]
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