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Alberta Beef Producers

The fight over the producer checkoff and voluntary membership.

January 19, 2019Lobbying is a competitive business.Lobbying is a competitive business. Approximately 10 % of Alberta’s 18,000 beef producers participated in the recent plebiscite on the Alberta Beef Producer’s checkoff and by a margin of 51.7% to 48.3% chose to retain…Alberta Beef Producers
December 7, 2018Bob 'Call's out' Freedom supporters.Danny I’ve been following these editorials of yours and they are getting more amusing all the time, but sooner or later someone is going to call you on them. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but as an ABP past…Alberta Beef Producers
December 7, 2018Our Response to Bob.Bob, we all respect your long record of service to Alberta’s and Canada’s beef industry. But your flippant dismissal of serious, widespread concerns about mandatory checkoff as “ amusing ” is unworthy of you. You say…Alberta Beef Producers
November 26, 2018Alberta Beef Producers voluntary checkoff has been extendedFor some reason the voting on the Alberta Beef Producers voluntary checkoff has been extended. We are not sure why. But it is an opportunity for producers to get out and vote and for us to continue the discussion on…Alberta Beef Producers
November 8, 2018'Forced Engagement' or Freedom: Time to chooseIt's crunch time, folks. And as we vote in the Alberta Beef Producers compulsory checkoff referendum, and please do vote by Nov. 13, the issue is what we think the ABP should be. A private organization, or a branch of…Alberta Beef Producers
November 8, 2018Concerned Producers for a Great ABPWhen you vote in the Alberta Beef Producers Plebiscite between Oct. 19 and Nov. 13, there's one principle of accountability we want you to keep in mind: Whoever pays the piper calls the tune. There are a lot of aspects…Alberta Beef Producers
November 8, 2018Do Alberta Beef producers want 'Forced Engagement'?The big reason to vote “No” in the Alberta Beef Producers Plebiscite between Oct. 19 and Nov. 13 is that whoever pays the piper calls the tune. The main argument for “Yes” isn’t that a guaranteed source of income will…Alberta Beef Producers