Alberta Beef Producers has developed this page as a source of drought resources for cattle owners in Alberta. On it, you will find:
Includes: Updates from Government (and maps) | Drought Support and Resources | The Latest from ABP Daily | In the News | Looking after You
In January 2024, the Canada-Alberta Drought Livestock Assistance initiative expanded to 23 new regions and the application deadline was extended to February 22.
Livestock drought assistance expanding to new regions in Alberta
Shortly thereafter, the Government of Alberta authorized the Drought Command Team to begin negotiations with major water license holders in southern Alberta river basins. The hope is to complete at least one water-sharing agreement for each of the Red Deer River, Box River, and Oldman River basins. The water-sharing agreements will be entered voluntarily and are expected to be completed before March 31.
Alberta Beef Producers continues to work with the Government of Alberta to explore the possibilities of a potential disaster relief framework.
“Since the last report (May 2, 2024), another major storm system brought significant rains across much of the east-half of the province, ranging from more than 100 mm in the Cypress Hills, 30 to 70 mm through parts of the Central Region and 20 to 40 mm across the agricultural lands in the
North East Region (Map 1). In sharp contrast, most of the Peace Region received very little moisture, a condition that has been ongoing for several months now.”
This message was originally posted in Alberta Beef Producers’ 2023 Annual Report. You can find the PDF of the report here. The Alberta beef industry is one of the largest economic drivers within the ag sector with an over $5 billion dollar return to GDP per year. It is diverse with cow-calf, backgrounding, finishing, and packing…
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has announced a new FCC Replacement Heifer Program to help Canadian cattle producers in maintaining or expanding their herds. The Canadian beef cattle inventory was pegged by Statistics Canada at 10.3 million head earlier this year, which is a decline by four per cent since 2017. Sophie Perreault, FCC’s chief operations…
This message was originally posted in Alberta Beef Producers’ 2023 Annual Report. You can find the PDF of the report here. As I look over this past year, and my first seven months as Chair, it’s hard to know where tostart. Writing from the Southeast Zone, I am distinctly aware of the challenges this past…
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