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JUNE 2011	In this issue:
	Canadian Retail Meat Study November 2010 Summary SIAL Paris 2010 - Canadian Bison Meets the Global Food Marketplace Bison a Great Hit at SIAL Canada in Toronto Bison Tartare - Nicholas Chee Food Consultant Bison Served at Wanuskewin Connecting With Your Customers The Canadian Food Safety System - Food Recall Livestock Traceability - A Sound Business Strategy IBC 2012 - Experience The Difference Foundation Bison Registry Deadline Bison Recipes Slow Roasted Bison Back Ribs Sage Rubbed Roasted Bison Shawrabat Fool Wa Laham Bison Producers of Alberta's CBA Field Days 2011 Membership Directory Corrections & Additions
FEBRUARY 2011	In this issue:
	CBA 2011 Board Members 2010 Myrt Lenton Memorial Award Lillian Kot Memorial Scholarship 2010 Barn Boss of the Year Thank You To Our Sponsors 2010 Premier Breeder Award CNSS 2010 Class Winners Recipe Roundup Winners Regional Roundup Bison Pasture Management Increasing Bison Production - The Road to a Sustainable Future Canadian Bison Advantage - Strong and Independent Selecting the Right Heifers While Ensuring the Conservation of the Bison Species Welfare Parameters When Handling Bison It's a Boy. And a Girl? Great Spirit Bison Show & Sale Entry Form Creating a Successful Business Requires Planning Bison Traceability Continues to Evolve Buffalo Wings The Value in Attending Conferences Coming Events 2011 Membership Directory
FALL 2010	In this issue:
	CBA Annual Convention CBA Annual Convention Registration Thank You To Our Sponsors Coping With Poor Quality Forages The New Scoop on Poop in Bison MCF: What You Need To Know Animal Rights: A Changing Cow Benchmark Study for Cost of Production and Performance OBA Outdoor Farm Show MBA Summer Fun Event BPA Regional Meeting Traceability is Becoming a Permanent Process in Agriculture 2nd Annual "Seasons of the Bison" Photo Contest Winners West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative Initaitive de zonage de West Hawk Lake
SUMMER 2010	In this issue:
	Trade Show Participation in Dubai Making a Difference Bison - The Retail Business Bison Delights Middle Eastern Cuisine Western Style IBC 2012 At Home on the Range Organics: No Growth Without Appropriate Infrastructure Chef Nathin Bye Uses Bison to Collect Gold at the Culinary Podium Bison Burgers a Winner at the 2010 Winter Olympics Saskatchewan Delegation has Success with Terroir Exploratory Mission in Quebec Perfectly Paired Wine and Bison The Canadian Bison Industry Represented at ANUGA and SIAL in Montreal Canadian Bison Served at National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago CBA MBA Summer Field Day 2010 Fibre-Isle Fine Bison Yarns
SPRING 2010	In this issue:
	2010 Board Members 2009 Myrt Lenton Memorial Award 2009 Premier Breeder Award CNSS 2009 Class Winners From the Heart Regional Roundup Liliane Kot Memorial Scholarship IBC 2012 - Quebec City The Story of Blizzard - The White Buffalo Bison Identification Identification Des Bisons Bison Producers - Sharing the Gift of Life "Bison On The Edge" Conference Mineral or Vitamin Deficiencies and Supplementation in Bison Ontario Outstanding Young Farmers Complete for National Award Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump The Bison Business is a Family Affair Canadian Rangeland Bison - Quality by Nature Thank You to our Sponsors History of Bison - From a Manitoba Perspective Bison Industry Outlook Strong 2010 Membership Directory
FALL 2009	In this issue:
	CBA Annual Convention CBA Annual Convention Registration Sponsors New Bison Producers' Handbook Nears Publication Bison Cow-Calf Producers Holistic Management Grass Finishing Bison Feeding Systems You Have Bison Out The "Seasons of the Bison" Photo Contest 2009 The Cost of Exporting CBA 10th Annual Product Innovation Contest Entry Form IBC 2012 - Quebec City Canadian Rangeland Bison - Locally Produced - Globally Enjoyed 60 Years of Auctions - "A Look at Three Generations"
SUMMER 2009	In this issue:
	Food Freedom Day 2009 Is Food Manufacturing Recession Proof? Alberta Consumers' Valuation of Bison and Beef Meat Attributes IBC 2012 - July 24-27, Quebec City Food Safety - Filling the Incentive Gap, Raising the Bar Terra Madre Canadian Prairie Bison in Dubai Canadian Bison for Royalty Ted Turner Helps Shine Spotlight on Green Restaurants Trails End Buffalo Stix - Kevin and Judy Wilkinson National Farmers' Market Impact Study 2009 Report Bison Carcass Grades Compared Barbecue Bison Perfectly Every Time July is Bison Barbecue Month
SPRING 2009	In this issue:
	2008 Myrt Lenton Award Winners 2008 Premier Breed Award Winner Canadian National Bison Show & Sale - CNSS 2008 Class Winners Thank You To Our Sponsors Canadian Bison Registry Regional Round Up Quebec City - Destination for IBC 2012 Memorial Scholarship - Liliane Kot All in a Weekend Bale Grazing - Can it Work with Bison? Local Group Works to Reduce Conflict Between Bison and Landowners Feeding Outlook - 2009-2010 Bison Producers Share the Gift of Life Remembering all our Producers Ranching for Profit Bison Producers Take Advantage of Advance Payments Program National Bison Association - Report Quiet Bison Sire More Calves Than Louder Rivals Dissolution of Peace Country Bison Association CBA Registry - Ready, Set, GROW! The Productive Life of Bison CBA 2009 Membership Directory CBA Member Benefits Program
FALL 2008	In this issue:
	Strong Bison Demand Pushes Prices to a Five-Year High A Corner Stone of the Bison Industry Passes - Rusty Seedig Breeding Capacity of Bison Bulls Restoring Bison in North American Grasslands Seawind Buffalo Ranch - Making a Difference in Atlantic Canada Convention 2008 Agenda Convention 2008 Registration Form Taste Test 2008 - Are You Up to the Test! The CBA Remembers - Josef Saxinger Canadian Bison Registry - The Link to a Brighter Future! Head 'Em Up - Move 'Em In! Considerations for Successful Weaning Free Ranging Plains Bison Conservation Update Bison Tagging and Traceability CBA Member Benefits Program
Summer 2008		In this issue:
	Vancover Islanders Enjoy the Taste of Bison Maximizing the benefits of RFID technology Nordmann Keeps Raising the Bison Bar Bison Is the New Beef In Memory of Mr. Harry Dyck Food without Bar Codes Bison Big Hit At International Trade Shows The Asian Market Potential for Canadian Bison Bison-A Nutritional Program Improved Suppliers Guide for the 2010 Winter Olympics Bison Cash Advance Program CBA Member Benefits Program
SPRING 2008		In this issue:
	Zoning... Alive and Well At West Hawk Lake Is The Canadian Bison Industry Choosing The Sustainbale Way? Bison Carcass Grades Compared Distiller Grains and Bison Premier Breeder Award CBA National Convnetion and Show & Sale Myrt Lenton memorial award Saving The World With Bison CgFARAD Beware Of The Bottle Raised Male Orphan Bison Stewards Help Manage Wild Bison On Privare Land Anthrax 2006 Summary What lies ahead Membership directory

fall 2007		In this issue:
	Will Demand For Bison Products Exceed Supply? Bison Industry Loses a Pioneer and a Friend IBC 2007 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency-National Chemical Monitoring program CBA National Convention and Show Sale Preliminary Details Managing Without Drugs The Bison Advantage Metabolic Use of Low Quality Forages Reproductive Technologies in Bison State Of The Art Multi Species Facility Processing Bison, Beef & Elk Refinement Of Bison Dehorning Procedure Carmen Creek Producers Have A Hoof U
summer 2007		In this issue:
	Consumer Trends-Where Does Bison Fit? Bison Numbers Grow-Number Of Farms Remain The Same Bison Grading Standards Amended Bison Draws Crowds Throughout North America Bison Processors & Consumers of Today & Tommorrow We Are Where The Bison Are-Lacombe 2007 CBA National Convention and Show & Sale IBC 2007 Bridging The Gap:Turning A Good Idea into An Actual Business Maximizing Carcass Returns New Labelling Regulations For Small Business Bison Meat Prices-What Members Are Telling Us Report:52nd International Congress Of Meat Science & Technology Good, Clean & Fair-Lessons of Terra Madrin, Turin, Italy

SPRING 2007		In this issue:
	Zoning at West Hawk Lake Maximizing the benefits of RFID technology CBA National Convention and Show & Sale Myrt Lenton memorial award Bison slaughter decreasing live exports to US increasing European Union important destinations for Canadian Bison Bison pasture management Deworming bison with minimal medicinal inputs Anthrax 2006 Summary What lies ahead USDA introduces rule to allow for imports of Older Canadian Bison SBA Premium Stock Show & Sale Membership directory
FALL 2006		In this issue:

	Beaver Creek Wood Bison Ranch Can you see the difference-Plains or Wood type Live bison continue to move to the United States Anthrax Summary of fencing guidlines for bison on Alberta public lands Expand youir markets, reduce your costs, age verify bison Federally & EU certified plant to open in Lacombe, Alberta Establishing nutrient composition for organ meats of elk & bison International Bison Conference-The Thunder is growing Industry supports building effective zoning capacity at West Hawk Lake Principles of humane farming Bison traceability based on RFID tags Membership Directory
SUMMER 2006		In this issue:

	Consumer Trends and Opportunities for the Canadian Bison Industry Farm Direct Marketing and Food Safety Profile: Buffalo Horn Ranch International Bison Conference Gathering Steam Canadian Bison Industry Represented in Anuga Bison Served to B.C. Chefs & Restaurateurs Marketing Program Paying Dividends Fibre Season Are you Maximizing Carcass Returns in Your Marketplace Forage Diets Produce Healthier Meat Bison A "Healthy" Red Meat

Spring 2006		In this issue:

	New Ideas in Bison Nutrition USDA Expected to Publish a Second Comprehensive BSE Ruls Profile: Silver Creek Bison Ranch Enhanced Controls for Cattle Exported to the U.S. Farmers Get a Chance to Tell their Story Copper Balance in Bison Canadian On Farm Food Safety Program Zoning Canada – Managing Disease Risks Animal Transportation Regulations The Economics of Finishing Bison

Fall 2005		In this issue:

	Canadian Bison Industry Continues to Grow Federal and EU Slaughter Capacity Nutrient Composition for Retail Cuts of Bison Key Highlights of Proposed Amendments to Animal Cruelty Legislation The Mobile Meat Promotor Where the Buffalo Still Roam – The Gerhards Rockwood Bison Ranch The White Buffalo - The Spirit of the Peace Age Verification and the Bison Industry Bison Identification 2005 Membership Directory

Summer 2005		In this issue:

	CBA Participates in Nutritional Labeling Project Consumer Trends Pricing for Farm Direct Marketers B.C. Develops Meat Industry Enhancement Strategy Bison Experienced at Natural Product Expo Canadian Bison Working With Nature New Guidelines Being Considered for Labeling

Winter 2005		In this issue:

	Benefits of Membership USDA Rule Published Allflex/EID Canadian Quality Bison and National Standards Program NBA Branded Product Program and National ID Update Aging Through Dentition Feeding Bison Cows Beef Cattle Rule of Thumb: Do They Apply to Bison Bison on World Stage Bison Behavioral Management and Handling Facilities Design 2004 Convention Sponsors

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