ABP Grass Routes

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Grass Routes
July 3rd, 2009
 
 
 
   
This Week’s Grass Routes
   
» Alberta Beef promotes in parades
   
» ABP out and about
   
» ABP welcomes Alberta Government drought action
   
» BIC invests into next generation of health benefits of beef
   
» Foot and Mouth Disease trivia
   
 
Alberta Beef promotes in parades

Promotion committee delegate, Chuck Groeneveld, will be visiting several parade routes this summer.
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ABP out and about

If you are planning on taking in the Calgary Stampede this year make sure you stop by the ABP booth in the AG-tivity in the City tent.
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ABP welcomes Alberta Government drought action

Although rains in some parts of the province have brought a measure of welcome relief to producers in those areas, much of the province remains very dry and plant growth has been greatly affected by the cool spring, frost and a lack of rain.
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BIC invests into next generation of health benefits of beef

The nutrition benefits of beef are many – a serving of Canadian beef provides 14 essential nutrients including high-quality protein, B-vitamins and highly available iron and zinc.
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Foot and Mouth Disease trivia

There were 15 active foot and mouth outbreaks in China, and one each in Taiwan, Angola and Nigeria in the past week.

There are approximately 27 flights from Shanghai to Calgary and Edmonton each day.

Canada’s last case of Foot and Mouth disease was in 1952.

To learn more about ABP’s Foreign Animal Disease Eradication Strategy, click

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