Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta Beef Producers is leaving the Canadian Cattle Association due to concerns about fiscal transparency and governance, ABP officials say.
ABP opens up about leaving CCA
Alberta Beef Producers plans to leave Canadian Cattle Association, due to governance and fiscal concerns
Province streamlines rules for ag marketing boards, commissions
Producer groups on board with ‘red tape cutting’ measure removing redundant regulations from foundational document
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alberta farm marketing organizations are applauding the Province of Alberta for new amendments eliminating redundant paperwork-intensive regulations for agriculture marketing boards and commissions.
Alberta Beef Producers announces withdrawal from Canadian Cattle Association
ABP to conclude its membership with CCA, effective July 1, 2026
Alberta Beef Producers announced its withdrawal from the Canadian Cattle Association, effective July 1, 2026.
Alberta Beef Producers announces withdrawal from Canadian Cattle Association
ABP to conclude its membership with CCA, effective July 1, 2026
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Beef Producers announced its withdrawal from the Canadian Cattle Association, effective July 1, 2026.
Plateau Cattle Co. wins Alberta Beef Producers Environmental Stewardship Award
Third generation ranchers honoured for efforts in riparian and rangeland health, animal care and sustainability
Reading Time: 4 minutes John Smith and Laura Laing of Plateau Cattle Company are the winners of the 2025 Alberta Beef Producers Environmental Stewardship award.
Alberta Beef Producers work towards being fully funded
Alberta Beef Producers sees non-refundable checkoff as long-term goal, but says it will take a cautious approach
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta Beef Producers hope to work towards becoming a fully-funded industry, which would mean making checkoff dollars non-refundable. Brad Dubeau, Alberta Beef Producers general manager, said they will take their time getting there, but it is a priority.
Beef sector speaks out on costly processing rules
Producers, smaller processors bear the brunt of costs from BSE-era regulations
Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta beef producers still feel the fallout from BSE through regulations intended for processors, though it is 20 years since the crisis began. Canadian beef processors pay millions more than their U.S. counterparts to process and dispose of specified risk material (SRM), first targeted during the BSE era, in cattle older than 30 months (OTM). […] Read more
Historic document protects the role of grazing on Crown lands
Having a clear, solid agreement recognizing ranchers as stewards is very important, say cattle leaders
Reading Time: 3 minutes Leaseholders can breathe a sigh of relief now that the province has formally recognized the role that grazing plays on public lands, say cattle leaders. The new Rangeland Grazing Framework recognizes that the stewardship of ranchers is critical to the health and future of Crown lands, said two signatories to the new agreement. “It helps […] Read more
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