Reading Time: < 1 minute One of the sessions from the recent Cow-Calfenomics risk management series is now available on Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development’s web page. The theme of this year’s series was Seizing Opportunity in the Alberta Cow-Calf Sector. The agenda included: Meat and cattle fundamentals for herd planning: opportunities and threats to expanding the cow herd; Linking […] Read more
Session recordings available from the Cow-Calfenomics risk management series
Confused about wildlife compensation?
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Beef Producers has created a road map for accessing compensation programs for carnivore, ungulate, and bird damage to livestock and crops. The system can be “rather convoluted” as there is one process for hay and crop damage, and another for predator damage (but not for coyotes), shot livestock and waterfowl damage prevention. As well, […] Read more
Tips for winter calving
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Beef Producers is reminding producers of good practices for winter calving. Shelter from the wind is the most important step, said beef production specialist Karin Schmid. “Bedding is also super important. If you have a good bedding pack it can really help keep the calf’s temperature up, and that way they’ll nurse faster and […] Read more
Alberta Beef Producers delegates for 2014-15
Seven zones elect delegates by acclamation
Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta Beef Producers’ elections have wrapped up. There were elections for delegates in Zones 3 and 5, with the remaining seven zones electing delegates by acclamation. Elections took place during ABP meetings in October and November. Zones 4, 6, 7, and 8 have vacancies. Here are the ABP delegates for the 2014-15 year. (An asterisk […] Read more
Alberta Beef Producers’ fall meetings underway
Reading Time: < 1 minute ABP release – Alberta Beef Producers’ fall meetings are underway — with 23 meetings in nine zones slated for the next two weeks. Meetings will provide attendees with an overview of the work ABP and partner organizations have focused on the last year and discussion on the Plan Review will take place. Producers have the […] Read more
Handling deadstock continues to pose problems with SRMs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Beef Producer’s deadstock subcommittee recently presented its deadstock handling report to the board of directors. The deadstock issue in Alberta has been a concern since BSE reduced the pickup service from farms for rendering. About 75,000 tonnes of cattle carcasses are produced in Alberta every year and about half of this is picked up […] Read more
ABP Wants You
Reading Time: < 1 minute Nominations are open for Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) delegate positions. Elections will be held at over 30 fall producer meetings hosted throughout the province in late October and early November. “We’d like to encourage producers to put their names forward to help provide leadership for our industry,” said Rick Burton, ABP chairman. “I think it’s […] Read more
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