Entries by ACFA Communications

Alberta producer organizations encourage the Government of Alberta to accept the current AgriStability proposal

March 18, 2021 /11 Comments/in /by

Following a statement by the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau and the Honourable Jim Carr on the federal government’s proposed improvements to AgriStability, 11 of Alberta’s agriculture commodity and producer groups are requesting the Government of Alberta to accept the proposed changes. Alberta’s producer groups agree the changes will provide immediate improvements to the program for producers’ […]

Cattle Feeders’ Donate To Food Bank in Lieu of Government Events

February 9, 2021 /7 Comments/in /by

Recently, ACFA sent the following message to MLAs, outlining our donation to the food bank on their behalf:   Deal MLAs and Election Officials, 2020 saw some changes in how we, as farmers and agricultural organizations, were able to interact with you, our local government. Despite the lack of in-person events and meetings, we still  […]

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

January 18, 2021 /16 Comments/in /by

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 […]

December 2, 2020 /16 Comments/in /by

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

November 30, 2020 /21 Comments/in /by

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

November 19, 2020 /14 Comments/in /by

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

November 9, 2020 /13 Comments/in /by

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 […]