Press Releases

June 20,2014

Three Inductees join Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2014

Toronto, ON    The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame selected three accomplished ambassadors for Canadian agriculture to join its prestigous ranks in 2014.  The late Walter Browarny, Charles Froeb [...]

June 20,2014

CCA, CBI & CBBC hold 3rd Annual Canadian Cattle Industry AAA Golf Tournament

Heather Glen Golf Course near Calgary was the location of the 3rd Annual Canadian Cattle Industry AAA Golf Tournament on Monday, June 16th, 2014. Forty Four golfers including CCA, CBI and CBBC members [...]

March 13,2014

Dr. Bob Church receives Don Matthews Animal Health Award

Dr. Bob Church, owner of Lochend Luing Ranch and a purebred Luing breeder, received the Don Matthews Memorial Award for Excellence in Animal Health at the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Beef B [...]

March 13,2014

CBBC Holds its 20th Annual General Meeting

Canadian Beef Breeds Council’s  20th Annual General Meeting was held in the Alberta Beef Producers Board Room and was well attended by members, associates and guests.  President David Bolduc s [...]

August 09,2013

CBBC Announces New Executive Director

For Immediate Release: Calgary, Alberta The Canadian Beef Breeds Council (CBBC) wishes to announce the appointment of Michael Latimer as their new Executive Director. Michael brings an extensive range [...]

April 05,2013

Dr. Larry Delver honoured by CBBC

Dr. Larry Delver was honoured by the Canadian Beef Breeds Council with the presentation of the Don Matthews Award for Excellence in Animal Health. This award was instituted in honour of the late Don M [...]

March 27,2013

CBBC Holds its Annual General Meeting in Calgary March 26, 2013

Members of the Canadian Beef Breeds Council recently met in Calgayr to approve a new direction for the Council. A new by-law changes the governance structure of the Council by replacing the 24 person [...]

February 12,2013

Be a tech-savvy farmer

Capitalize on powerful, easy-to-use technology like Twitter, smartphones and tablets. In each video, expert Peter Gredig explains practical ways to apply the latest mobile technology on your farm and [...]

November 08,2012

Livestock Gentec Holds Meeting with Alison Van Eenennaam UC Davis

Livestock Gentec held an industry session with representatives from the beef cattle industry including purebred beef assocoations, producers of crossbred cattle, feedlot operators, Alberta Beef Produc [...]

November 08,2012

Premiere Livestock Shows Stronger Together

EDMONTON, AB –Farmfair International (FFI) and Canadian Western Agribition, the two premiere livestock shows in Western Canada, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on internati [...]