Alberta AAA Beef

[rkaiser]

I wonder who could tell us if these cows that are being graded after the packers own them could turn up in the AAA grade catagory. A good white fat cow usually eats well, but some of these cartalidge filled continental cattle will still triple, and a cow would have more potential to cut tough than a youthful fat steer/heifer.

[rkaiser]

Linked up with a grader last night and he said that a cow will never make an A grade --- but. Once that cow is on their hook, she is obviously their property to do with as they please. After grading into the D1, D2, D3, a good white fat cow will be swung off the line into a special category where her primals are removed and basically sold as a "branded product". Cargill's salesmen do not have to work all that hard on the retailer as I said before, a white fat British cross cow will eat very well.

In other words - if the Sawmill advertised AAA, they legally had to serve you a youthful AAA product. Must have been the luck of the draw or Cargill/Tyson/Nilsen's lack of caring to get a bad one.

The restaurants down the road who do not suggest a grade on their steaks are sharing the profits with Cargill and Tyson on the backs of producers.

I say kudos to the Sawmill for making an effort, but hope they learn a lesson about dealing with these American beef companies and look around for some true ALBERTA beef with even more attention to quality.

[WilIow-Kreek]

So what makes "Alberta beef" a damn bit better than B.C. or Ontario beef.Your neighbors in other provinces must just love it when you imply your beef is superior to theirs.
We went through that down here with some local idiots saying Montana beef was the only beef to eat.Embarassing to the rest of us promoting a U.S. beef product.

[cowman]

Well I think your buddie "Willowcreek" says they have Montana "MCOOL" to keep all the others out?
Alberta beef...it's called a "marketing tool"...have you ever heard of that in Podunk Montana?...You know,envision the Alberta Rockies and all these foxie ladies selling beef?...Or is that beyond you?
I will tell you I had one of the tastiest steaks I've ever had in a bar and grill in Great Falls...and that was in late 2003 when no Canadian beef was allowed in...so it was American! You are quite right...beef is beef...American, Canadian...it is all good...to bad you don't understand that and try to say ALL beef is evil!
Especially when you stand up with the anti meat dorks! R-CALF...what can you say?

[WilIow-Kreek]

When the heck did I say beef was evil? Too much pot.Try to cut back.Its making you paranoid.

[rkaiser]

I don't expect Willow Kreek (by the way I just found out that Willow Kreek is a real town and it has a place just like Ponoka has)to understand this but I think you will cowman.

I don't consider beef from the Tyson or Cargill plants to be Alberta beef. Two American companies not only manipulate our cattle markets to get it, but they OWN the beef. In other words, there truly is very little Alberta Beef available in this country. But there is some if you look for it!

[WilIow-Kreek]

So again I ask...Why do you want to promote Alberta beef and not CANADIAN beef?