Reading Time: 2 minutes The Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency held a final meeting cum celebration before its dissolution at the end of October. “It’s been a heck of a ride. This is emotional,” ALMA board chair Dave Chalack said to an audience of about 260 industry partners, board directors, and staff at the agency’s last FutureFare conference. The […] Read more
ALMA reaches the end of the road
The agency’s eight-year legacy was celebrated, and future plans outlined at its last FutureFare conference
Mexico opens the doors to over-30-month Canadian beef
Deal could see Canadian beef exports to Mexico grow to more than $250 million yearly, says CCA
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada and Mexico have agreed to settle a pair of protracted bilateral disputes — Canada would scrap rules obliging Mexican visitors to obtain visas while Mexico would allow expanded imports of Canadian beef starting in October. The Oct. 1 effective date is particularly important in terms of timing as it provides producers with an expanded […] Read more
Beverly Yee new deputy minister for agriculture
Reading Time: < 1 minute A former assistant deputy minister in municipal affairs is now Alberta’s chief agricultural bureaucrat. Beverly Yee is the new deputy minister for agriculture and forestry, replacing Jason Krips. Yee, who has worked for the province since 1994, has held several executive management positions. Her most recent posting was as assistant deputy minister for municipal affairs, […] Read more
Alberta’s top agriculture politicians pledge to work together
Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier says he and Wildrose critic Rick Strankman ‘both have the same goal in mind’
Reading Time: 3 minutes The NDP’s majority win was a big surprise, and now Alberta’s new ag minister and his chief critic have another one — they want to work together. Oneil Carlier, a rookie politician now in charge of both agriculture and forestry, and Wildrose ag critic, Rick Strankman both told Alberta Farmer they’d rather work together than […] Read more
Who are Oneil Carlier and Rick Strankman?
Reading Time: 2 minutes They come from opposite ends of the political spectrum, but Oneil Carlier and Rick Strankman share some common ground. For starters, both know farming in dry country. Strankman’s operation is near Altario (roughly halfway between Medicine Hat and Lloydminster) while Carlier grew up on a cattle and grain operation in Val Marie, Sask., 120 kilometres […] Read more