Beef stakeholders invited to fill out a survey
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle. The National Farm Animal Care Council is involved, and the update will be in line with the National Farm Animal Care Council’s Code Development practice. The Code Development process will begin […] Read moreTag Archives Canadian Cattle Association
Product of USA rule alarms producers
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s livestock sector will monitor the effects of a new U.S. voluntary country-of-origin labelling ruling announced March 11. “It is crucial to address any issues that threaten or diminish the cattle and beef trade between Canada and the U.S.,” said Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian Cattle Association, in a media release. […] Read more
Hope remains for national livestock insurance
Sask. ag minister optimistic the Livestock Price Insurance program will eventually go national as more provinces join
UPDATED – March 20, 2024 – 1530 CST – new Livestock Price Insurance graphic added. Saskatchewan agriculture minister David Marit has said he remains hopeful that the Livestock Price Insurance program will someday be truly national. LPI is currently available in the prairie provinces and British Columbia. In the LPI program, a producer pays a […] Read more
U.S. finalizes higher standard for ‘Product of USA’ meat label
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. president Joe Biden’s administration has finalized a rule requiring meat, poultry and eggs labelled as a U.S. product to come from animals born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the country. The rule, proposed last March, is a victory for U.S. ranchers who argued for years that use of the voluntary label […] Read more
New methane feed additive pleases producers
Beef and dairy industry officials say the methane-reducing tool recently approved in Canada will drive opportunities
Beef and dairy leaders are praising a new methane reduction tool recently approved for use in Canada. Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with feed. The developers, Switzerland-based dsm-firmenich, claim it can reduce methane emissions in beef cattle by an average of 45 percent and by 30 percent […] Read more
Farmers fight changes to cash advance program
Producers applying to the program for the coming year have discovered that the interest-free portion has been reduced
REGINA — Farmers may have to wait until the federal budget to find out if the interest-free portion of cash advances will be available at the same level as last year. The Advance Payment Program offers up to $1 million in loans, and $100,000 is normally interest-free. However, in the last few years the government […] Read more
New communications manager joins national cattle group
Carol Reynolds says her new job at the Canadian Cattle Association feels like returning home to her farm roots
The Canadian Cattle Association has a new teammate. Carol Reynolds is the group’s new communications manager, who started the job Jan. 4. “Agriculture is literally in my blood,” said Reynolds, who grew up on a mixed family farm near Nipawin, Sask. “I’ve got a lot of fond memories of the farm, pitching bales and picking […] Read more
Grassland payment proposal gains momentum
Canadian Cattle Association says Ottawa appears open to a program that would pay producers to maintain grasslands
BRANDON — The Canadian Cattle Association has been getting a “warm” reception from the federal government as it proposes a new strategy to preserve the country’s grasslands, says vice-president Tyler Fulton. Last fall, the CCA, Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)developed an idea called the Grasslands Conservation Initiative. The basic concept is […] Read more
Farmers like Canadian response to U.K.
WINNIPEG — Canada is sticking to its guns following the United Kingdom’s retreat from bilateral trade talks, refusing to provide extra access to Canada’s protected cheese market and insisting the U.K. stop discriminating against Canadian meat. “The one thing we won’t do is be snookered or get intimidated into signing a bad deal. That’s not […] Read more
CCA calls for retaliation against British beef
Canada’s ambassador to Britain says retaliation carries risks that may prove more dangerous than beneficial
WINNIPEG — Canada should consider banning imports of United Kingdom beef if the U.K. abandons trade talks, says Canada’s main cattle producer organization. “If they’re going to continue to not have open dialogue and follow the science, we encourage our government to take beef completely off the table,” said Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian […] Read more
