Checking in with ABP after a successful season

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) delegate nominations are now open, with four two-year term positions available in all five zones.

Becoming an ABP delegate is one of many ways you can become more involved in Alberta’s beef industry. ABP is a proud, grassroots producerled organization, working on behalf of cattle and beef producers in Alberta. We need strong members in our delegate body to provide leadership and connect with producers.

Interested producers should review the ABP Delegate Responsibilities and complete the 2023 Delegate Nomination Form by midnight on October 31, 2022.

The Government Desk

ABP is working with CCA and other livestock organizations to push for a federally funded Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine bank. A fully stocked vaccine bank would allow timely vaccination of susceptible animals if an outbreak were to occur, helping prevent further spread.

ABP met with the Rural Municipalities Association (RMA) to discuss potential avenues to address public abuse of undeveloped road allowance. ABP will continue to work with rural municipalities and RMA to find resolution for adjacent landowners.

The Production Desk

The Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off Agency completed its latest evaluation of return on producer investment via National Check-Off dollars.

The Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off is a mandatory levy of $2.50 per head collected from beef cattle producers when they market their cattle, with the exception of Ontario, who remains at $1. The check-off generated $17.2 million in check-off and $1.2 million in import levy in 2020/21 for research, marketing and promotion activities on behalf of the entire industry.

Why measure the value?

You deserve to know how your investments are REALLY doing

Measuring the impact of invested check-off and import levy dollars allows producers to know exactly what their money is doing, and how well it’s working for them. This evaluation takes place every five years by the Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency.