Alberta Beef Producers

• Alberta NDP wants inquiry into beef price hikes

  According to Statistics Canada, the price for ground beef in Alberta has jumped 11 per cent year over year, while prices for top sirloin cuts have jumped 43 per cent.

  Economy

  Jul 15
  
• Beef industry voices ‘serious concerns’ about Coutts border blockade

  Canadian beef producers say they are seriously concerned about the impact the blockade at a southern Alberta border crossing is having on their industry.

  Canada

  Feb 3
  
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• Alberta company directly connects beef producers to consumers

  The Craft Beef Company is way to show Albertans where their beef is coming from and what it's fed.

  Consumer

  Jan 31, 2021
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• Southern Alberta animal sanctuary struggles to feed rescue horses amid hay shortages

  "The farmer said it wouldn't have been worth the gas to try and harvest what grew in his area. So he didn't make any bales."

  Environment

  Oct 21, 2018
• Canada’s cattle producers tightening their belts as drought diminishes pastures

  Cattle producers on the Prairies are hoping for the best but preparing for the worst as an ongoing drought continues to diminish pastures.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2018
• Alberta beef producers concerned with recent U.S. trade tariffs

  The recent beef between Canada and the United States over trade could impact Alberta's well-known meat industry.

  Economy

  Jun 3, 2018
• It’s Alberta beef only at Calgary Co-op stores

  Co-op announced that it will now sell exclusively Alberta beef in its Calgary stores starting this week. 

  May 30, 2018
• Alberta rancher calls Environment Lethbridge’s challenge to eat less meat ‘a slap in the face’

  Even after the social media controversy, Environment Lethbridge stands by its call to eat less meat.

  Consumer

  Jan 8, 2018
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• Bovine tuberculosis outbreak: beef producers say majority of ‘contact’ cattle released from quarantine

  The group said cattle released after the negative test results carry no higher risk than other Canadian animals, suggesting the risk may be lower since the whole herd underwent strict testing.

  Economy

  Mar 21, 2017
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• What is bovine tuberculosis?

  Some Alberta cattle producers are still learning the fate of their herds after a cow from Alberta was found with bovine tuberculosis. What is the bacterial disease and what's at risk?

  Economy

  Oct 31, 2016