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Manitoba crop groups officially on merger track

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Five Manitoba-based crop producer associations, nearly all of which already work out of the same building, have a memorandum of understanding to work toward forming a single merged grower group. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association (MPSG), National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley […] Read more
Alberta Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier speaks with Alberta Beef Producers’ Tom Lynch-Staunton, Roland Cailliau and Bob Lowe (l-r). (Government of Alberta photo)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Sheep/Goats

Alberta to restore non-refundable checkoff option

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Alberta’s farmed-commodity commissions may soon be able to make their checkoffs non-refundable again if their producer members are willing. The provincial government on Tuesday tabled amendments to the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act (MAPA) which would grant each of the province’s 13 agricultural commissions the ability to determine whether their checkoffs should be refundable or […] Read more
Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association 2017 board of directors. Front row (l to r): Rick Toney (vice-chair), Gull Lake; Bill Jameson (past chair), Moose Jaw; Levi Hull (executive member-at-large), Willowbrook; Joe Jackson, Moose Jaw; Arnold Balicki (finance chair), Shellbrook. Middle row (l to r): Laurie Disney, Rockglen; Bill Huber, Lipton; Brad Welter, Viscount; Paula Larson, D’Arcy. Back row (l to r): Mike Spratt, Melfort; Ryan Beierbach (chair), Whitewood; Garret Hill, Duval; Chad Ross, Estevan; Keith Day, Kyle; Ryder Lee (CEO). Missing are Dean Moore, Paradise Hill, and Harold Martens, Swift Current.

Livestock, News, News Roundup

Saskatchewan will introduce new national levy after April 1

Associations: News Roundup from the March 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association’s upcoming year will continue to revolve around connecting with producers and consumers. “It’s many little things that add up,” says Ryan Beierbach, who was returned by the board for a second term as chair. A regular e-newsletter providing expert speakers for special marketing meetings and the fall district meetings are new […] Read more
Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced at Ag Days the province will explore changes to how Keystone Agricultural Producers collects membership fees from farmers. (Allan Dawson photo)
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Manitoba surveying farmers on KAP funding system

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The Manitoba government wants “farmers’ and stakeholders'” feedback on potential changes to Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) funding model — and fast. The deadline to fill out an online survey or download and email it in is March 9, the government said in a release Thursday. “The current approach to funding our province’s general farm organization […] Read more
Beef Cattle, News, News Roundup

ABP focused on checkoff and TB

Associations: News Roundup from the January 2017 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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For three days in early December Alberta Beef Producers’ (ABP) delegates debated resolutions passed at their district fall meetings related to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), carbon tax and sequestration, industry funding and collaboration, and electoral structure. “The resolutions that were carried will provide clear direction to ABP as we move into 2017,” said […] Read more
News, News Roundup

National levy is paying off

Checkoff: News Roundup from the September 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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A new study by University of Alberta resource economists James Rude and Ellen Goddard found the $1 national checkoff provides an average benefit of $14 for producers. The study, funded by the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency and Canfax Research Services, is an update on a 2010 report done ahead of […] Read more
Calvin Lamport, along with his sons Layne and Cole and daughter Kayla, got to see a quad birth in early March at their farm at Alida, Sask. The five-year old Charolais cross cow had birthed twins two years in a row so it wasn’t too surprising when Calvin pulled three calves from her. The bonus calf came about a half hour after the new family was put into a fresh pen. They weighed 50, 47, 46 and 46 pounds a couple of hours after the birth.
News, News Roundup

Cowboy politics

News Roundup from the April 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Beef Farmers of Ontario BFO is looking forward to another year of advancing its Beef North initiative as well as projects in southern Ontario, all aimed at expanding the province’s cow herd by at least 100,000 head. That’s the number of calves needed just by the Ontario Corn-Fed Beef value chain to meet its requirements […] Read more
cattle in a feedlot
Livestock, News Roundup

Manitoba Beef Producers agree to raise National Checkoff

News Roundup from the March 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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With six of the 16 resolutions coming out of Manitoba Beef Producers’ fall district meetings asking members to support the proposed National Checkoff increase to $2.50 per marketed head, it was easily the biggest item up for discussion during the association’s February annual general meeting at Brandon. “It was a big decision and after a […] Read more
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Beef Cattle, Comment

Comment: Alberta supports the $2.50 checkoff

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The Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) became the first provincial cattle organization to officially declare its support for a $1.50 increase in the mandatory $1 national checkoff at its annual meeting last month in Calgary. Given the vocal support for an increase reported at district meetings around the province leading up to an official vote by […] Read more
Comment: Is it time to raise the national checkoff?
Comment, Livestock

Comment: Is it time to raise the national checkoff?

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For much of this year you have read or heard about Canada’s national beef strategy, but this fall the attention of the cattle associations across the country will swing around to paying for the strategy. A campaign is being put together for provincial cattle organizations to present the argument for raising the national mandatory checkoff […] Read more

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