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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