In the more than 10 years since the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef was established, it has made progress but also run into challenges.
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Sustainable beef faces supply crunch
Producer involvement in Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef program slows, even as certified demand increases
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
Sustainability roundtable marks 10th anniversary
The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework was formed three years later to provide credible assurances for consumers
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been 10 years since the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef was founded to measure and recognize Canada’s leadership in sustainability. The Certified Sustainable Beef Framework, known as CRSB Certified, was created in 2017 to recognize sustainable practices and provide credible assurances to consumers regarding the production, processing and sourcing of beef […] Read more
Beef continues sustainability journey
Researcher says Canadian beef industry has reduced it carbon footprint, but there’s always room for improvement
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian producers have done an excellent job of reducing the environmental footprint of beef production, but the work is not done, says a sustainability researcher with the world’s largest meat processing company. The Canadian livestock sector contributes about 4.8 per cent of the greenhouse gas emissions produced in this country, said Sarah […] Read more
Beef strategy measures sector’s gains
Recent update sums up the final years of Canada’s 2020-24 road map that was developed to guide the cattle industry
Glacier FarmMedia – Lower emissions, more exports and a more positive perception of the sector — those are a few of the wins the beef industry says it is celebrating from the last two years. The reported gains come from an update of the 2020-24 national beef strategy, a road map backed by seven major […] Read more
Farm groups analyze greenwashing rules
REGINA — Farm organizations say they are considering submissions to the federal consultation on greenwashing. Public consultations are underway until Sept. 27, following passage of new provisions in the Competition Act in June derived through Bill C-59. Those provisions tackle deceptive marketing practices by those who claim their products are green or environmentally friendly but […] Read more
Farmers want data strategy
WHITEHORSE — Data will drive productivity growth on Canadian farms, farm organizations told agriculture ministers last month. They called for a national data strategy during a roundtable at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture summer meeting and ahead of the federal-provincial-territorial annual ministerial meeting. “The agriculture sector is in the midst of a transition characterized less […] Read more
Ranchers named Sask. OYF winners for 2024
Cyle and Erika Stewart will represent the province at the national Outstanding Young Farmers event Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
REGINA — Beef producers Cyle and Erika Stewart are Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2024. The couple from Morse, Sask., will represent the province at the national competition slated for Lethbridge in late November. “We thought you had it in the bag,” Cyle said to the other nominees, Jeff and Riley Ewen of Riverhurst, after […] Read more
Provincial, national groups at odds over proposed conservation initiative
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — A Grasslands Conservation Initiative announced last fall has created tension between Saskatchewan cattle producers and the Canadian Cattle Association. The CCA, along with Ducks Unlimited and the Nature Conservancy of Canada, plan to protect grasslands by offering producers conservation agreements and easements ranging from short-term to perpetuity. They will contain no-break, […] Read more
Report gives beef sustainability high marks
CALGARY – A report tracking the Canadian beef industry’s progress on sustainability says the sector has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent for each kilogram of boneless and consumed beef between 2014 and 2021. The second National Beef and Sustainability and Assessment and Strategy Report was released today by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable […] Read more
