Producers, Western Crop Innovations wants to hear from YOU! Western Crop Innovations (WCI), a newly established non-profit organization in Lacombe, Alberta, is reaching out to producers for your valuable input on its research priorities. Emerging from the 50-year legacy of the Field Crop Development Centre, WCI is transitioning to an independent model with renewed focus…

Alberta Beef Producers’ (ABP) delegate nominations are now open, with two-year positions available in all five zones. Becoming an ABP delegate is one of many ways you can become more involved in Alberta’s cattle industry. As a delegate, you’ll represent the needs and ideas of producers in your area, and keep them informed on the…

From April 10 to 14, Alberta Beef Producers attended the annual Stampede Aggie Days on the Calgary Stampede Grounds. Partnering with multiple agricultural organizations, we were excited to introduce the new Running with the Ranchers program, as well as engage with approximately 9,000 students between the grades of four and six. Our “More than the…

Proposals are received through the Agriculture Funding Consortium, undergo a scientific technical review, and then are evaluated by the producer representatives on the ABP research committee. Decisions are guided by the Five-Year Canadian Beef Research and Technology Transfer Strategy and consider scientific merit as well as benefits for the beef sector in the short, medium…