Ontario Corn Fed Beef is among the first Canadian partners stepping into the Million Acre Challenge, a regenerative agriculture initiative kicked off with $7 million through the Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Ag (CANZA). The program was highlighted during the GLOBE Food Leadership Summit, where RealAgriculture spoke with Ontario Corn Fed Beef’s John Baker about why... Read More
Category: Cattle
Blackshirt Feeders is reshaping the scale of cattle feeding in the U.S., with an eye to becoming the largest feedlot in operation — by a fair margin — by 2027. Located near Haigler, NE, the Canadian-owned operation currently has 73,000 head on feed, with plans to reach nearly 100,000 head capacity by year’s end and... Read More
A lifetime of dedication to Canada’s beef industry has earned Dennis Laycraft, executive vice president of the Canadian Cattle Association, a place among the 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees. Speaking with RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney, Laycraft says the honour came as a surprise. “To be honest, I had no idea that people had submitted... Read More
The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is calling on the federal government to begin terminating the Canada-UK Continuity Agreement, following the tabling of legislation for the United Kingdom’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). In July 2023, when the government announced the UK’s accession, the CCA, its provincial members, and beef... Read More
Canada’s agriculture minister says his trade mission to Mexico last week was about more than promoting exports — it was about laying the foundation for more cooperation as Canada, the U.S., and Mexico prepare for the upcoming review of the North American trade agreement. “We had a good week,” says Heath MacDonald, in the interview... Read More
Clear, calm communication can make all the difference on a ranch, something Etienne Poulin has learned first-hand from working as a ranch hand across Australia and Canada. In this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, host Amber Bell sits down with Poulin to talk about what communication looks like from the employee’s side, and how it... Read More
Despite industry expectations of a seasonal pullback, cattle markets are once again surprising analysts and producers alike, climbing higher in early October. Volatility remains the dominant theme, as prices fluctuate weekly in both cash and futures markets, while beef imports rise sharply to offset tightening domestic supply. “Every time the market kind of does a... Read More
The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) has hired an executive search firm to find a new chief executive officer. Long-time CCA executive vice-president Dennis Laycraft informed his board earlier this year that he has decided to hang up his hat. The news was made public in an email update from CCA on Oct. 6. "After 35... Read More
Riparian areas, those green, ribbon-like zones along streams and rivers, are some of the most productive and ecologically important parts of the landscape. But when it comes to grazing livestock, they’re also among the most fragile. How do producers balance water, forage, and habitat without sacrificing one for the other? This episode of Ruminating with... Read More
Seasonal price declines are typical for this time of year, but the September slowdown in wholesale and fed cattle markets is drawing sharper attention amid a backdrop of volatile futures and supply uncertainty. In this week’s episode of the Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange notes that fed cattle prices have continued... Read More