After a rough patch in the early 2000’s, the number of cattle farmers has steadily declined across the country, but those who’ve hung around have never seen a market this good.
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After a rough patch in the early 2000’s, the number of cattle farmers has steadily declined across the country, but those who’ve hung around have never seen a market this good.
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Rich Vesta picked up his first butcher’s knife at the age of 14.
Now, after 47 years in the meat industry, he’s preparing to be the newest owner of a state-of-the-art facility in East Balzac that was intended to be a life force in Rocky View County (RVC) when it first opened its doors in 2006.
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Today, it’s home to antelope, elk, deer and waterfowl. Rancher Audrey Taylor says 700 head of cattle are grazing on the Milk River Ridge property as well.
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HIGH RIVER, Alta. — Flooding in southern Alberta has forced the largest beef plant in Canada to stop slaughtering cattle.
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Sunday’s snowstorm may have caused headaches for drivers, but it was welcomed by organizers of the 113th annual Calgary Bull Sale set to take place at Stampede Park on Wednesday and Thursday.
Doug Finseth – president of the Alberta Cattle Breeders Association, which organizes the event – said prior to the storm, conditions in much of Alberta were so dry that some ranchers were looking at having to reduce the size of their herds. That would have meant a smaller attendance at the Calgary Bull Sale, the longest-running consignment bull sale on the planet.
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Cattle sales at an auction in High River have picked up and industry insiders say now that management at the one of the province’s major processors has changed hands they are optimistic the beef market will not suffer any long-term affects from the closure.
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WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 20,2012/ Troy Media/ – According to Doug Sawyer, chair of the Alberta Beef Producers, JBS USA’s take-over of management – and possible future purchase – of XL Foods could have a positive influence on Canada’s cattle industry.
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