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The following list describes some existing branded beef programs and niche beef players in Alberta and is not meant to be a all-inclusive. For further information please see the program contact information listed below.
Canada Gold Beef
- Attributes Required:
- Age verification
- Source verification
- Full animal traceability
- Verified production practices that guarantee:
- Food Safety
- Humane animal handling practices
- Environmental stewardship
- Contact Information:
- Canada Gold Beef Inc., Box 237, 316 Jamieson Ave., Picture Butte, AB T0K 1V0
- Telephone: 403-732-5918
- Fax: 403-732-5990
- Email: info@canadagoldbeef.ca
- Website: http://www.canadagoldbeef.ca/
Diamond Willow Organic Beef
- Attributes Required:
- Certified Organic
- Free From: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), Hormones, Pesticides, Herbicides, Antibiotics, Animal by-products
- Contact Information:
- Keith Everts, Vice President, Box 1718, Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0
- Telephone: 403-627-4983 Cell: 403-627-6442
- Email: keith@diamondwillow.ca
- Website: http://www.diamondwillow.ca/
Laura’s Lean Beef Company (Cattle & Co. Investments)
- Attributes Required:
- Free From: Antibiotics, Growth Hormones, Ionophores (ie. Rumensin) *All specifications from birth
- Naturally lean Continental breeds (ie. Limousin, Charolais, Simmental, Piedmontese)
- Contact Information:
- Sheena Fox, Sales Representative, Cattle & Co. Investments Inc., 14830 – 119 Ave, Edmonton, AB T5L 2P2
- Telephone: 780-456-4642 Cell: 780-918-9991
- Email: sfox@cattle-co.com Fax: 780-457-8465
- Additional Information: Laura's Lean Beef Company (LLB)
- Website: http://www.laurasleanbeef.com/
Prairie Heritage Beef
- Attributes Required:
- Free from: Growth Promotants, Antibiotics and Animal By-products
- Eco-friendly
- Third party certified under the National Verified Beef Production Program
- Completed Environmental Farm Plan
- Cattle owned & raised from ranch to rail
- Enrolled in the Prairie Heritage Beef Program
- Contact Information:
- Bruce & Patti Chern, Prairie Heritage Producers
- Telephone: 306-793-2125
- Email: chern@yourlink.ca
- Websites: http://www.prairieheritage.ca and http://www.heritageangus.ca
Spring Creek Premium Ranch Beef
- Attributes Required:
- Cattle owned from birth
- Pre-vaccinated and weaned for a minimum of 8 weeks prior to shipping to feedlot
- Age verified with CCIA and have birth certificates
- Signed affidavit
- Grades AA and Higher
- Free From: Hormones and Antibiotics
- Minimal commitment of 50 head
- Carcass no larger than 900 pounds
- Contact Information:
- Kirstin Kotelko, President, Spring Creek Ranch Premium Beef, Box 400, Vegreville, AB T9C 1R4
- Telephone: 780-768-2466 Cell: 780-717-4994
- Email: kkotelko@springcreek.ca Fax: 780-768-2468
- Additional Information: Spring Creek Premium Ranch Beef
- Website: http://www.springcreek.ca
Other examples of Beef Value Chains
Provincially and Federally Inspected Processors
When searching for and choosing a processor keep in mind that any meat being offered for sale in Alberta must be:
- Government inspected
- Approved fit for human consumption.
The facility that you choose will depend on where you are selling your meat. For instance:
- If selling within Alberta - You must use facilities that are provincially inspected, federally inspected or European Union approved and permitted to slaughter meat for wholesale.
- If you are selling into other provinces or in the USA - You must use either a federally inspected facility or a European Union approved facility.
For a listing of provincially and federally inspected facilities please follow this link to the Alberta Agricultural Processing Industry Directory, which is compiled by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development.
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