Reading Time: 4 minutes Interest is growing as a long-anticipated study on whether Alberta s two packers have too much market power nears completion. Concerns about competition and market power are longstanding, and the reason why two University of Calgary economists are studying whether cattle producers are losing out as a result. The study, announced by the Canadian Cattlemen […] Read more
Are Two Packers Too Few?
CCA Establishing Charitable Foundation
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Western way of life is renowned for its warm and giving nature, and at their semi-annual meeting in Calgary, the Canadian Cattlemen s Association (CCA) approved the formation of an arm s length charitable foundation. It s a means for people to put money towards the industry, said CCA director Bob Lowe, who ranches […] Read more
Cattle producers move to set up charitable foundation
Members of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) have given the green light for the formation of an arm’s-length charitable foundation. “It’s a means for people to put money towards the industry. It provides a tool for people who want to put something back into the industry to be able to do it with a tax […] Read more
Canada Beef’s First President Focusing On Key Strengths
Reading Time: 3 minutes While the term “mega-agency” has been used to describe Canada Beef Inc. (CBI), its first president prefers to think in smaller, more specialized terms. “It’s funny, you know, I’ve heard that ‘mega-agency’ term and frankly, I see it a little bit differently. I see it more from a boutique point of view. We’re going to […] Read more
The Only Good Snake Is A Live Snake
Reading Time: 3 minutes How many among us have never been in an awkward or foreign setting where all we wanted was to tap our ruby slippers together and murmur “There’s no place like home?” I recently returned from a vacation in Arizona and I loved having the time off to pursue my favourite hobby, which is finding and […] Read more
Canada Beef Inc. Off And Running
Reading Time: 3 minutes In this case, one head is better than three. Canada Beef Inc. – formed by the merger of Canadian Beef Export Federation, the Beef Information Centre, and the National Check-off Agency – is ready to hit the ground running now that it has a board and chief executive, says the chair of the new agency. […] Read more
Grassroots Butcher Shop Offers Something For Everyone
Reading Time: 2 minutes Local butcher shops no longer dot the streets of every neighbourhood, but some have managed to survive and even thrive in the new era of big-box dominance. Calgary’s Horizon Meats Butcher Shop, owned by Todd McEwen and Stu Symes, embraces the old-fashioned way of doing business. Personal service, versatility, wild game processing, expert advice, and […] Read more
Battle River Railway May Die With The CWB
Reading Time: 2 minutes The uncertain future of the Canadian Wheat Board means the same for Alberta’s only short line, says the chair of the Battle River Railway. “I’m trying to fight the good fight,” said Ken Eshpeter. “I’m trying to preserve the wheat board because it’s integral to our short line. We just bought this short line a […] Read more
BIXS Project Beginning “Soft Launch” With 100 Producers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Cow-calf producers often complain that all their work in animal identification helps everyone else in the marketing chain, but not them. Designers say that is about to change. The Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS), a project initiated by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, is in the midst of the first phase of its launch with cow-calf producers […] Read more
Alberta-Grown Yak-Cross Beef Fit For A Royal Dinner
Reading Time: 3 minutes af staff |pincher creek The recent visit of the world’s most famous royal couple had most of Canada yakking, and some of the chatter was about exactly that – yak. At Pincher Creek’s Springridge Ranch, producers Russ and Melissa Friesen raise yak-cross beef, and some was served to Prince William and his new bride Kate […] Read more
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