The Alberta Grazing Leaseholders Association is looking for input

Jun 13, 2022

A random sample of grazing leaseholders were selected earlier this year to take part in a grazing lease cost survey.

The survey was mailed out to that group, but AGLA hasn't seen a very strong response.

Grazing operators are being encouraged to fill out the form and return it as soon as possible.

All of the information included in the survey is being kept strictly confidential.

The cost survey is an industry priority to accurately track the costs of managing a grazing lease in Alberta.

In 2015, the beef grazing industry groups lobbied the government to change the grazing lease rental rate formula so that it would truly reflect the costs of operating a grazing lease.

Operating costs have changed substantially over the years, and new information is needed to ensure leaseholder costs are properly represent a producers true cost of doing business.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.