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November 23, 2009 - Beef specialist hired as BIXS Program Administrator
Don Milligan, a former beef specialist with Alberta Agriculture, has been hired to fill the role of Program Administrator for BIXS (Beef InfoXchange System).
With a Masters’ degree from the University of Alberta, Milligan spent 34 years supporting the Alberta and Canadian beef industry through a variety of roles; which included the co-management of the Canada/Alberta Industry Development Fund, and some of the early testing of RFID technology in collaboration with the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA).
In October 2008, Milligan retired from Alberta Agriculture but continued to conduct overseas development work on a consultation basis in areas including South America, Mexico, Indonesia, Russia, Vietnam and many projects in China.
As the Program Administrator, Milligan will be the producer contact person for the BIXS database. He will monitor and support registration on the system, program management and technical support for producers placing information in the BIXS database. Working with other industry partners, Milligan will manage aspects of the BIXS portal content and partner programs linked with BIXS.
Still in the development stages, BIXS is a national voluntary, web-based database initiative geared to capture and exchange individual animal performance, health and carcass data from across the entire beef value chain. BIXS is an integral tool within the Canadian Beef Advantage program.
BIXS founding members are the Canadian Cattlemen's Association and the Canadian Beef Breeds Council.
