Founded in 2014, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) market it’s 10-year anniversary in 2024, celebrating many important milestones over its first decade. The CRSB’s collaborative approach is a model followed by others and has helped to establish our Canadian beef sector as a leader in sustainability. The launch of the 2024 National Beef…
Save the date! Join Alberta Beef Producers at our Annual General Meeting to connect with delegates, staff, beef producers, and industry representatives. For the second year, we are holding the AGM to coincide with the Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Calgary, AB. Please feel free to join in-person or online from the tractor, office, or…
Constructing without a permit is a serious offence The Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) continues to see increased cases of unauthorized construction of pens, barns, catch basins, and earthen manure storage facilities at a number of confined feeding operations (CFOs). The Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA) prohibits construction of a CFO, a manure storage facility,…
For more than a century, irrigation and water management have supported agriculture and the ecology of Alberta’s semi-arid south. However, recurring droughts and minimal snowpack in recent years have strained the system, highlighting vulnerabilities in our water management strategies. In 2024, Alberta’s Minister of Environment and Protected Areas (EPA), Rebecca Schulz, collaborated with major water…
RDAR, a leader driver of results-driven agriculture research, Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), and the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), are announcing that over $6 million has been committed to a series of projects that will advance beef research in Canada’s largest beef producing province. Funding in part has been provided by federal and provincial governments…
What happens when the temperature swings from -30°C to +5°C in just a few days? For cattle producers, these rapid fluctuations need to be managed to mitigate the risks to herd health, nutrition, and overall performance. In the newest episode of The Bovine, Kara Mastel sits down with Dr. Brittany Smith, Consulting Ruminant Nutritionist with…
The beef business is facing some incredible opportunities. If you want to be in cattle and want to work, it’s a good place to be. But at the same time, that is also bringing change. As an industry, we need to be okay with that. Everything in this world changes, whether we like it or…
In an unprecedented move, all 13 of Canada’s Premiers are set to visit Washington, D.C., on February 12, 2025. This joint mission aims to bolster Canada-U.S. relations. Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, who chairs the Council of Federation, will lead the delegation through a series of meetings and events in the U.S. capital. The Council…
February 10th marks World Pulses Day, a global event designed by the United Nations to highlight the importance of pulses like chickpeas, dry beans, lentils, dry peas, and lupins. Since its proclamation in 2019, this day has recognized the vital role pulses play in achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Pulse crops…
In Alberta last week, average fed steer and heifer prices closed the week around $276/cwt live, $1.75/cwt higher than the previous week. Fed cattle prices are $56/cwt higher than last year. Light trade was reported last week with dressed sales reported from $456.50-463.50/cwt FOB the feedlot. Cattle that traded were being scheduled anywhere from immediate…
From February 1 to 28, 2025, nearly 250 restaurants across the country will participate in Canada Beef’s third-annual Burger It Forward campaign aimed at relieving the growing food insecurity in Canada. The national campaign supports local restaurants while also raising funds for food banks regionally and nationally. Food Banks Canada reports that use is at…
As of February 3, 2025, the United States has decided to pause the implementation of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for the next 30 days. This decision has the eyes and ears of many in the beef and cattle industry who were bracing for the potential disruptions. The integration of the North American…