The Peace Country Beef & Forage Association was founded in 1982 by livestock producers in the Fairview and Hines Creek area for the purpose of demonstrating new forage varieties and technology. The PCBFA is a non profit, producer driven, unbiased applied research association, focusing primarily on forage and beef research. We are currently made up of 10 directors, 3 staff, and 175 members from across the Peace Region.

Mission: 

“Forages and Beef; Partners in Profits”

Mandate:

The Peace Country Beef & Forage Association believes that the sustainability of rural communities in the Peace River region will be dependent upon a strong agricultural economy with livestock production as its foundation. 

Goal:

Our goal is to improve the profitability and sustainability of the forage / beef industry in the Peace region through the transfer of leading edge forage and beef technology to producers, students, and industry representatives through innovative extension activities and initiatives.  By providing forage / beef producers with the management tools needed to manage their unit cost of production, production and marketing risk, and environmental liability.

Our Region:

PCBFA works with producers in an area stretching from High Prairie to the B.C. border and from Manning to Valleyview. 1.9 million acres of pasture land and 180,000 breeding cows.

2011 Board of Directors                                                                  

            President:                   Ryan Leiske                        

            Vice President:            Chris Roy               

            Treasurer:                   Grant Gashnitz

            Other Directors:          Steve Johnson

                                               Corey Beck

                                               Elton Kauffman

                                               Lawrence Andruchiw

                                               Garth Shaw

                                               Denis Bouvier

                                               Guy L'Heureux

 
Our Funders and Supporting Partners:

Agriculture Opportunities Fund - AOF

Alberta’s Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture – AESA

Alberta Agriculture

Grande Prairie Regional College- Fairview Campus

MD of Fairview No. 136

MD of Peace, No. 135

Clear Hills County, No. 21

Saddle Hills County

MD of Spirit River, No. 133

Birch Hills County

MD of Big Lakes

MD of Greenview, No. 16

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