By the Society for Range Management Mike Alexander received the Outstanding Achievement in Land Stewardship Award at the Society for Range Management’s 76th Annual Meeting in Boise, Idaho earlier this February. The Award is presented by the Society for Range Management for outstanding achievement to members and other qualified individuals and groups working with rangelands….
Read MoreRevisiting the 2015 Environmental Stewardship Award recipient, Bar S Ranch Every beef operation in Alberta has a story worth telling. When the Chattaway family of Bar S Ranch shares their story, it speaks to four generations of ranchers protecting the land that sustains their cattle and livelihood. This dedication earned the ranch, located west of…
Read MoreSweeping grasslands and herds numbering in the thousands. Cowboys driving cattle for famous ranches. The romance and harsh realities of the open range. It’s a world that endures in our imaginations and lives on in the way we raise cattle in Alberta today. In the spring of 1969, the National Film Board of Canada set…
Read MoreOur Alberta beef ambassador and Master Butcher, Corey Meyer, recently came out from behind his meat counter at Acme Meats in Edmonton, Alberta, to represent Team Canada, and compete against the best butchers from around the globe at the World Butchers’ Challenge (WBC) on September 3, 2022, in Sacramento, California. Often referred to as the…
Read MoreSeveral beef industry advocates and leaders were recently recognized through the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Award program. In December, Nate Horner, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation and MLA for Drumheller-Stettler presented the Jubilee Medals to recipients in his constituency and to those chosen for their contributions to Alberta’s agriculture sector: Al Campbell – former…
Read MoreThe tenderloin is just that. Tender. It’s diverse, flavourful, you can roast it, cut it into steaks, grill it whole – so many options. For that reason, when at the grocery store or the butcher shop, the first thing I look for when searching for that perfect tenderloin, is one that is still in the…
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