The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) and Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) are calling on the Cargill Dunlop facility in Guelph and members of UFCW Local 175 to come to an expedited labour resolution. "The beef sector in Canada relies on a resilient processing industry across the country and the impacts... Read More
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Buried in the mountain of other things in Bill C-59, the Fall Economic Statement Implementation Act, passed last week as Parliament shut down for the summer break, was a clause to amend Section 74.01 of the Competition Act. There, readers will find wording over what companies and organizations must prove in order to promote environmental,... Read More
Did you know what you want to be at twelve years old? Kurtis Reid did, and he has spent his life chasing that dream, leveraging his network to make it happen. Joining me, Paige Warner, in this episode of The Successors is Kurtis Reid, Saskatchewan sales manager — independent business with Masterfeeds, host and creator... Read More
A mid-week U.S. holiday this week didn't affect beef kill but closed futures and packers wanting to dial markets back from last week's new cash high combined for slower trade for beef markets. In this week’s Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Exchange, says cattle feeders want to keep the momentum rolling... Read More
If the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry was looking for a grade on its soil health report, Jim Tokarchuk would give them an A+. Tokarchuk is the executive director for the Soil Conservation Council of Canada, and he appreciates that the Senate committee did an excellent job in covering the issue with a Canadian... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has provided an update on its monitoring of milk in grocery stores across Canada for signs of highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the Canadian dairy herd. As of June 18, 2024, the CFIA says it has tested 600 retail milk samples from across the country and all of them... Read More
What can the dairy industry learn from beef cattle genetic selection and vice versa? That's what's to be determined in a four-year, $1.6 million research collaboration between the Canadian Angus Association (CAA) and Holstein Canada. Myles Immerkar, executive director of CAA, says that the collaboration draws on the strengths of the two breed organizations. Each... Read More
Today at Canada's Farm Show, Farm Credit Canada announced a $5 million commitment to the accelerated breeding program at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask). The program will now bear the name "The FCC Accelerated Breeding Program at GIFS." Accelerated breeding combines technologies such as genomic selection, speed... Read More
It's a good news story with a cautionary undercurrent: North American beef demand has held steady, even in the face of high retail prices. No matter where you live in North America, if you love beef, you're buying — even when the sticker shock makes your eyes water. North American beef numbers have trended upwards... Read More
Agriculture and Agri-Food has announced an early list of regions that are eligible for Livestock Tax Deferral in 2024. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay made the announcement June 14 in order to "provide producers with more certainty heading into the summer months." The Livestock Tax Deferral provision allows livestock producers in certain areas who are forced... Read More