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…
This fall, seven champions of Canadian agriculture will have their names recorded in the history books as the 2023 inductees to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. “This year’s inductees come from across the country and across a wide array of sectors of the Canadian agricultural landscape, and we are so excited to welcome them…
With the many issues the cattle industry is currently facing, the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association (ACFA) is shining a light on a positive aspect of the Alberta feedlot sector – the economic impact. ACFA hired Serecon Inc. to quantify the economic impact of the cattle feeding sector in Alberta. The project was completed in early…
We’re back for the August episode of our podcast, The Bovine. On this episode, you’ll hear about the recently announced expansion of the Living Laboratories Initiative, the skills needed to DIY a plastics compactor, our #howdoyouburger summer contest, and why one analyst says there are positive movements coming for beef markets. Living Laboratories Initiative Karin Schmid of Alberta Beef Producers and Sheri…
The Alberta beef industry is keen to dive into results of a competitiveness study initiated last year. With a number of challenges impacting the supply chain over the last two years, some pressing risk factors have been brought to the forefront. COVID-19 shone a light on our supply chain challenges and we continue to see…
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