AgriStability

At the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM), held virtually, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) Board Members re-elected Bob Lowe (AB) and Reg Schellenberg (SK) as President and Vice President, respectively, and set CCA’s path forward for the upcoming year.  During a productive AGM, CCA discussed the beef industry’s priorities for the year ahead, including focusing…

Following today’s Federal, Provincial and Territorial Meeting of Agriculture Ministers, an agreement has been reached to remove the reference margin limit (RML) within AgriStability. Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) would like to thank Minister Dreeshen, and the Prairie Ministers, for accepting this recommendation and providing producers with an enhanced business risk management program. Today’s announcement means $95 million…

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) continues to strongly encourage the Government of Alberta to accept the proposed changes to AgriStability, outlined by the federal government 110 days ago. We have expressed our clear support of Minister Bibeau’s recommendations that offer the federal portion of funding to remove the Reference Margin Limit (RML) and increase compensation rates…

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) strongly encourages the Government of Alberta to accept the AgriStability changes proposed by Minister Bibeau. In November 2020, Minister Bibeau put forward recommendations that offered the federal portion of funding to remove the Reference Margin Limit (RML) and increase compensation rates from 70 to 80 percent. Over the last few months,…