The former Frey's slaughter facility at Mount Forest, Ontario, will re-open soon as Local Harvest Ontario, with a focus on beef and lamb for the Toronto area and beyond. Brian Read, vice president and general manager of the plant, is very excited about the prospect of getting the plant up and running. Read has run... Read More
Category: Cattle
Dr. Karen Beauchemin has been awarded the 2020 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Awarded during the 2020 virtual Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC), the award recognizes Beauchemin for her work focused on developing nutritional knowledge and technologies for the beef and dairy industries to improve the efficiency of production and reduce... Read More
The Cattlemen's Young Leaders (CYL) program is for young people across Canada between the ages of 18 and 35 who are passionate about the beef industry. Since its inception in 2010, the CYL program has had over 120 graduates, which is certainly cause to celebrate. "We're very excited to mark this event with the industry,"... Read More
As we navigate value chains in a global pandemic, many ag and food commodities are experiencing supply disruption and major shifts in demand of both product and destination. These shifts are perhaps most evident in protein markets, and Michael Young, president of Canada Beef, says that the value chain is adapting as well as it... Read More
A recent Burger King advertisement has caused a stir for its claims about cows and methane, and its portrayal of farmers, but it's ended with an outcome that's a step in the right direction, according to many farmers and ranchers. Burger King released a letter, dated July 21, announcing their new partnership in the Global... Read More
The impact of COVID-19 on the livestock industry has been severe. There were weeks of packers operating at half to no slaughter capacity, market-ready cattle waiting to get on a truck, and the food service sector being crippled due to closures. One of the measures suggested to help mitigate the financial strain by the cattle... Read More
Let's get one thing straight — livestock produce methane when they burp. It's called enteric methane emissions, and it comes from the front end, not the back. That's just the beginning of all the ways Dr. Frank Mitloehner wants people to shift their thinking when it comes to livestock and methane. In this RealAg LIVE!... Read More
Cattle prices are holding steady for most of the U.S. and Western Canada on strong wholesale demand. Ranchers, too, are cautiously optimistic as pasture and hay supplies are good and calf prices have been holding steady. It's not all sunshine and green grass, however, says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange, as there are still... Read More
This post first appeared on Dr. Frank Mitloehner's blog and is re-posted with permission. Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce, hold the methane? A new communication campaign from Burger King is promising beef that comes from cows that are 33 percent less gassy on average, allowing the international fast-food chain’s consumers to have it their... Read More
Elanco Animal Health has received regulatory approval of its acquisition of Bayer Animal Health after agreeing to several anti-trust related conditions. The US$7.6 billion deal was announced in August 2019. As part of its review, Canada's Competition Bureau found Elanco and Bayer Animal Health are each other's closest competitors in several markets, specifically in poultry... Read More