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.
Province streamlines rules for ag marketing boards, commissions
Producer groups on board with ‘red tape cutting’ measure removing redundant regulations from foundational document
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.
Charges laid in improper meat dealing case
Four have been charged in November 2023 case
Reading Time: 2 minutes RCMP say animals were purchased at market before being unlawfully slaughtered. Some meat was delivered to stores and residences in Calgary while other meat was intercepted before delivery.
Alberta’s checkoff woes now poised to hit national organization
Alberta Beef Producers says it’s cut its budget all it can, and may have to reduce funding for the CCA
Reading Time: 3 minutes With checkoff refunds totalling about $30 million over the last dozen years, Alberta Beef Producers says it may have no choice but to cut support for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association — possibly by as much as $1 million annually. The Alberta cattle group is refunding about $3 million in checkoffs every year — the vast […] Read more
Alberta to lengthen public leases for ‘exemplary’ ranching
Ranchers who display “exemplary” stewardship as tenants on Alberta’s public lands could soon be eligible for double the term of the usual lease. The province announced Tuesday it expects the new policy to come into effect in late autumn this year and “in the coming months” will release new guidelines on what would be considered […] Read more
Is your farm prepared for a disease emergency?
New booklets lay out the threats to dairy, hog, and cattle operations and offer a blueprint for being ready
Reading Time: 3 minutes The first thing the Canadian Animal Health Coalition did after receiving a grant to better prepare for animal disease emergencies was to see if producer organizations had a crisis plan. The results weren’t encouraging. “We surveyed 130 organizations, all industry associations at different national and provincial levels across the country,” said Matt Taylor, one of […] Read more
Canada has changed — and the beef industry must, too, says marketer
Newcomers don’t celebrate over roast beef dinners, millennials want cheap and convenient, and boomers are big on healthy eating
Reading Time: 2 minutes If you want to sell beef, you’re going to have to learn about the new Canada, says a digital marketing expert. “They’re not the same people as before — these are not your grandpa’s target markets, by any stretch,” Doug Lacombe, president of Calgary-based Communicatto, said at the recent Alberta Beef Industry Conference. “Most of […] Read more
Earls retreats from U.S. beef sourcing
Canadian upscale-casual dining chain Earls Restaurants has pulled back from its recent public commitment to the “Certified Humane Beef” brand. Mo Jessa, president of Vancouver-based Earls, said Wednesday the company will instead begin to “work with local ranchers to build our supply of Alberta beef that meets our criteria” for animal care and treatment. The […] Read more
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