A new and improved Certified Sustainable Beef Framework has been released following its first five-year review announced the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) today. | File photo

Updated Certified Sustainable Beef Framework released

The program, launched in 2017, came up for its five-year review in 2022

A new and improved Certified Sustainable Beef Framework has been released following its first five-year review announced the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) today. “This update sets us up for continued progress to support beef farmers and supply chain participants to build trust in the sustainability of Canadian beef,” said Kristine Tapley, chair of […] Read more

The Canadian Cattle Association expects to release a progress report in the new year on the sector’s efforts to reduce methane emissions. In the meantime, it waits for consultations on the federal plan slated for January.  |  Mike Sturk photo

Cattle sector awaits details on methane plan

Early thinking is that federal incentives to help producers reduce cattle emissions could fit with the industry’s targets

MEDICINE HAT — Canada’s draft policy that would provide financial incentives to livestock producers to reduce methane from cattle aligns with the beef sector’s target to see those emissions reduced by a third by 2030. But how well the federal government’s proposals will merge with the sector’s efforts, which have already resulted in Canadian beef […] Read more

The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency is now handling chain of custody tracking for the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s certifiable sustainable program.  |  File photo

CCIA to track cattle for sustainability program

Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef says tracking partnership should provide transparency throughout the system

The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef hopes more cattle will make it all the way through its certified sustainable program after signing a new tracking partnership. The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency is now handling chain of custody tracking for the program. The move is designed to provide more transparency and help find out where cattle […] Read more