Alberta Beef Producers’ third edition of ABP, the magazine, is being delivered this week. In it, you’ll see more incredible photography from Christian Heckle and Keily Stewart. Corey Meyer (aka Corey the Butcher) is also back with insights on a versatile, autumn beef product. Our writers and contributors offer thoughts ranging from youth in agriculture…
In the months following publication, most of the articles in the magazine find a second home on ABP Daily. And so should some of the many faces that make this magazine possible. Published by Brad Dubeau,Alberta Beef Producers EditorLaura Laing CreativeTracy IrvingTy VansonZoe McMullen WritingBrenda Lee SchoeppBrian PerillatDianne FinstadElizabeth R. HomeroskyJill BurkhardtLaura LaingLori LoreeMary MacArthurRobin…
The dominant topic in the cattle markets through the summer has been the weather. The drought, and resulting lack of grass, water, feed and record high feed costs have many on edge as they look at marketing strategies for their calves, and possibly even some breeding stock. The wide spread drought across the prairies resulted…
Since 1992, Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) has recognized and awarded cattle operations that demonstrate exemplary environmental stewardship in the province. In April at a Producer Town Hall, the organization presented the Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA) to Scott and Elan Lees of Soderglen South. With every passing year, the dedication of Alberta ranchers to environmental stewardship raises the bar. This year…
Over the past year, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) has shifted much of its programming to a virtual format to continue to offer unique career development opportunities to the next generation of beef industry leaders. The CCA Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) Mentorship Program was established in 2010 as a national initiative open to young people ages…
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series that was originally published together in ABP, the magazine. Please also check out the first portion, featuring Jessica Sperber. If you ever need to rejuvenate your enthusiasm for being in the beef industry, spend a little time with young people like these two Albertans. They’re…
Editor’s Note: This is the first part of a two-part series that was originally published together in ABP, the magazine. Please stay tuned for the second part, featuring David MacTaggart. If you ever need to rejuvenate your enthusiasm for being in the beef industry, spend a little time with young people like these two Albertans. They’re out…
March 2020 was the month Trish Tetz, of Tetz Cattle, a fourth generation beef and grain farm located near Three Hills, AB, was set to launch her new Craft Beef Company, offering curated boxes of meat delivered straight to the consumer’s door. She had no idea the timing of their opening would coincide with a world-wide…
Inspiring Youth, Building Community and Next Generation in Agriculture For many past generations of youth who grew up in rural Alberta, farm and ranch chores were part of the daily morning and evening routine before and after school. For a growing number of rural schools today, students are now doing chores when they get to school. At Altario, a…
“Having a 1,000-head cattle ranch as part of our facility at the University has been a game changer, providing students with a connection to the land and the cattle and making the University of Calgary’s already exceptional Faculty of Veterinary Medicine become one of the most sought-after programs on the continent.” Dr. Ed Pajor, Professor of Animal…
Designed to bridge the gap between landowners and hunting and recreational users, the Canadian Land Access Systems (CLAS) virtual platform gives producers and other landowners the ability to specify rules and limit liability for land access, all through an online interface. “The story of CLAS begins with two guys talking over coffee at the end of a long…
Every event in the life of a newborn calf contributes to their value and quality pre and post weaning. Ensuring that health and growth are constant is the challenge and the opportunity in the cow calf herd. The linkage between a health event and complications later in life are strong, particularly if the young calf has contracted scours…