. Agri-news. Agriculture. August 4, 2003 Alberta provides further support for cattle industry The Alberta government announced 79 million in short and medium-term support for provincial producers as the 10th week of border closures to Canadian cattle and beef continued. "While we are fully supportive of continuing the national Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) recovery program, we cannot stand idle with a cattle industry in dire straights," said Shirley McClellan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. "These supports are one more step in en
. Agri-news. Agriculture. August 4, 2003 Alberta provides further support for cattle industry The Alberta government announced 79 million in short and medium-term support for provincial producers as the 10th week of border closures to Canadian cattle and beef continued. "While we are fully supportive of continuing the national Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) recovery program, we cannot stand idle with a cattle industry in dire straights," said Shirley McClellan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. "These supports are one more step in ensuring our industry's survival over the next few ; She added that Alberta Agriculture officials continue to work with industry to ensure this program is working for them. "We are also working with industry on a number of related concerns, including dealing with culled cows and bulls," she said. The interim measures stem from the Minister's meeting with approximately 60 industry and government representatives on Friday. July 18 in Calgary. The measures include: a S65-million Fed Cattle Competitive Bid Program $10 million in changes to the Alberta Disaster .Assistance Loan Program and the Alberta Farm Development Loan Program, and a $4-million Stranded Beef Export Container initiative. Alberta's new Fed Cattle Competitive Bid Program will allow buyers to purchase fed cattle for retention purposes, reducing the current pressure on Alberta's beef markets. The initial sellers would be eligible for payments on the same basis as cattle sold for slaughter under the federal-provincial compensation plan. The buyers would be required to hold cattle for a minimum of eight weeks. Mark Norris, Minister of Economic Development, who attended the announcement as a show of support for Alberta's cattle industry, said, "The Stranded Export Beef Container Initiative will pay for the storage and demurrage costs of Canadian beef that has been rejected in transit or held in
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