Checking in with ABP

The market psychology has dramatically shifted over the past few weeks. Fed prices ground higher over the first six months of the year; however, now prices are coming off in chunks. The Canfax average fed steer and heifer price closed around $330/cwt live, $10/cwt lower than the previous week. Packer competition on the cash market…

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) played a strong role at the 2026 Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Annual Summit in Edmonton, contributing to discussions on transportation, communications and industry collaboration while helping showcase Alberta Beef to delegates from across the region. The Annual Summit brings together government leaders, industry representatives and stakeholders from across the Pacific…

Agricultural plastics are part of everyday life on farms and ranches. Thanks to expanding recycling programs, materials like grain bags, baler twine and net wrap can be transformed into new products instead of ending up in landfills. Alberta farmers use an estimated 14,000 tonnes of agricultural plastics each year, including about 2,200 tonnes of baler…

“Alberta has the best beef in the world. We have so much to be proud of here in Alberta.” The Calgary Stampede once again provided Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) with an opportunity to strengthen relationships and showcase Alberta’s beef industry while advancing conversations about trade, innovation, environmental stewardship and the future of cattle production. The…

“We’re just ordinary people doing what we love and what feels right. To be recognized – I can’t describe what that means to us.” In Alberta’s Special Area No. 2, about 40 minutes east of Drumheller, where drought and wind have shaped generations of ranching families, lush pasture isn’t something visitors expect to see. Yet…

The fed cattle market has exceeded expectations. Weighted average fed prices continue to hold in the mid to upper $350s/cwt FOB the feedlot, setting new highs yet again this week. Over the past fifty years, annual price highs have never occurred in July. This spring/early summer has brought a lot of moisture across parts of…

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) participated in a recent roundtable with Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, to discuss priorities for the next federal agricultural policy framework.  Held at NAIT in Edmonton, the roundtable brought together representatives from Alberta commodity organizations to provide input on the future direction of agricultural policy. Discussions focused on…

Emergency approval gives producers another option as pressure builds across the Prairies (Editor’s note: Alberta Agriculture and innovation issued an update on June 29 that strychnine is now available in Alberta through approved counties for the management of Richardson’s ground squirrels. Click to view: UPDATE.) Across much of Alberta, the signs are familiar this time…

Created to recognize and reward beef producers who have taken the time and made the investment to become certified through its CRSB Certified Program. The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) was excited to recently announce a new producer incentive. This incentive aims to provide additional value to CRSB Certified farmers and ranchers, and will…

It is no secret that farmland is worth more than ever before. With so much on the line for producers making decisions about land, it is more important than ever to understand what influences farm real estate values. Status of the farm real estate market “The farmland market has been hot for a good 10…