A photo of two hands holding a smartphone taking a photo of a beef dish on a table.

Sustainable beef faces supply crunch

Producer involvement in Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef program slows, even as certified demand increases

In the more than 10 years since the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef was established, it has made progress but also run into challenges.

A barge is being used to move cattle to pasture during flooding in Manitoba in 2011.

Manitoba’s flood of 2011 remembered

Ranchers are still living with the aftermath of an environmental disaster caused by Lake Manitoba spilling its banks

In 2011, heavy snowmelt and spring rain in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan brought Lake Manitoba to a record level, made even higher by windstorms, and many living around the lake had to evacuate.


Packages of meat in a cooler at Costco.

Beef consumption increases slightly from 2022

The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef conducts a new consumer survey to help promote the cattle industry

Glacier FarmMedia – A few more Canadians eat beef now than they did in 2022, according to a survey from the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. CRSB executive director Monica Hadarits told the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing late last year that consumer research conducted last July found a positive outlook about […] Read more

Cattle graze in a lush green pasture.

New docuseries highlights cattle’s climate role

A new documentary from the U.S. compares adaptive multi-paddock grazing to what producers have done in the past

Glacier FarmMedia – A new docuseries out of the United States examines adaptive multi-paddock grazing versus conventional grazing. Peter Byck, a documentarian and professor at Arizona State University, talked about the docuseries Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there) at the last year’s Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing. The […] Read more


Two calves playfully butt heads in a field.

Cameras can improve winter calving

Putting a camera in the barn takes the stress out of calving, provides peace of mind and makes checking cattle easier

Glacier FarmMedia – Winter is in full force and freezing temperatures, large dumps of snow and short days can make winter calving a challenge for seed stock producers. However, technologies such as calving cameras can help make it much easier by saving time and labour. For many, it has become a necessary tool on their […] Read more

Cattle laze in the green grass of a pasture with trees in the background.

Cattle producers urged to use insurance options

Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. outlines what it is doing to improve how producers can protect themselves

A senior policy analyst with Alberta’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. says cow-calf producers must do better when it comes to using insurance to protect themselves. In December at the Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing in Edmonton, Stuart Chutter talked about the coverage currently available to livestock producers and how AFSC can also […] Read more

A number of cattle are near a water trough in a dry pasture on a summer day.

Retired cattle producer focuses on soil biology

Producer from South Dakota says he saw the most success using a combination of long-term no-till and cover cropping

Glacier FarmMedia – It took Rick Bieber an entire career as a farmer to learn how to manage his farm to benefit soil health. However, in a one-hour presentation at the recent Western Canada Conference on Soil Health and Grazing in Edmonton, he passed some of that knowledge on to conference attendees. “If you own […] Read more


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Interest grows in DNA calf sampling

Proponents say testing purebred calves early allows producers to make better business decisions about their herds

Glacier FarmMedia – Calving is already one of the busiest, most hectic times of a cattle producer’s year. For purebred herds, which largely calve in the winter, there’s the urgency of managing the season with temperatures dipping to -30 C or beyond. DNA sample collection is adding another task to an already exhausting to-do list, […] Read more

A feed mixer is towed behind a tractor on a cattle ranch.

TMR mixers no longer just for dairy

Beef producers are beginning to pay more attention to how total mix ration mixers can be put to work on their operations

Glacier FarmMedia – Although total mixed ration mixers have historically been popular on dairy farms, they are also becoming more common on beef operations. TMR mixers are used primarily for ruminant animals. For both dairy and beef, there are benefits and challenges to implementing them into an operation. TMR mixers usually combine hay, silage, straw […] Read more