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Alberta Beef Industry Needs Regulatory Change To Remain Competitive
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Alberta Beef Producers and Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association Collaboration Update
In order to best represent the Alberta beef industry as a whole, the ACFA and ABP producer organizations have been working together to increase efficiencies and create a stronger voice for you, [...]
Meet Your Directors: Jacob Bueckert
Feedlot Business:Driland Feeders Warner, AB Time in Business: 25 years Biggest Challenge in Business: As with many others in the industry, qualified labour is a challenge for us What made you [...]
Meet Your ACFA Directors: Bob de Boer
Feedlot Business: Monarch Feeders Ltd Monarch AB Time in Business: 36 years and going strong Your Role at Monarch: I am a partner and I manage livestock purchases and sales Biggest Challenge in [...]
Meet Your ACFA Directors: Kendra Donnelly
Feedlot: Korova Feeders Ltd., Acme Rimrock Feeders Ltd., High River Time in Business: 30 + years Role: Financial Manager? We don’t define our titles. Biggest Challenge: Labour Funniest Feedlot [...]
“Nothing” is important to long time Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Member: West Coast Reduction
“When there is nothing left, we have done our job,” says Barry Glotman, President CEO of West Coast Reduction Inc. “We take non-edible by-products from agrifood and food processing industries and [...]
How can you help improve the Western Livestock Price Insurance Program?
Do you have 5 minutes per week? The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program (WLPIP) needs your assistance in voluntary cash price reporting. All current WLPIP Fed subscribers are invited and [...]
By Megan Madden
In Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association, Beef industry, Economy, Environment, Issues, Labour, People & Communities, Safety
Posted How the 2019 Budget Applies to Agriculture and Alberta’s Cattle Feeders
The 2019 Budget was tabled in Parliament March 19, 2019 and a number of line items will have impact on agriculture across Canada and right here at home. Entitled “Investing in the Middle Class,” [...]
By Megan Madden
Posted The four pillars of responsible beef production
Alberta’s cattle feeders take great pride in the crucial role they play in producing our province’s world class beef – and in using responsible and sustainable production methods. Here at [...]
By Megan Madden
Posted Cattle feeders get serious about dust
On February 11, the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association hosted an information session in Picture Butte, AB, about the challenges of dust management in feedlots, laying out strategies to help [...]
Think you know the facts about beef production and the environment?
If you think you’ve got all the answers about how beef production impacts the environment, test your knowledge in this fun quiz. How did you do? If you got up to four answers correct, [...]
Confused about how our food is produced? Here’s where you can find the facts
If you care about how your food is produced, but find it hard to sort between facts and rhetoric in the media, you’re not alone. Here are some trusted resources which will help you bypass the [...]
Mark your calendar for the Alberta Beef Industry Conference
The Alberta Beef Industry Conference is less than two months away, taking place at the Sheraton Red Deer Hotel from March 12-14, 2019. The event is one of Canada’s largest beef conferences and [...]
Canada’s Food Guide leaves room for beef on the table
With the release of Canada’s updated Food Guide earlier this week, beef producers are happy to see that Health Canada recognizes a place for beef in the healthy diet. Some of the highlights of [...]