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Canada’s beef cattle spend most of their lives on open pasture, but for the last few months of their lives, most move to a feedlot for finishing. At the feedlot a great deal of care, attention and science goes into ensuring the well-being, health and comfort of the cattle, and to providing them with the […]
Alberta’s beef producers have voted by a narrow margin to keep the mandatory beef check-off refundable. A plebiscite on the issue was held between Oct. 19 and Nov. 27. Preliminary results showed that 51.3 per cent of producers voted to keep the refundable check-off. Final results will be shared on Dec. 11, after a two-week […]
Canada’s beef producers want consumers to know that they are producing good, healthy food in a sustainable way. But, what does sustainable mean, and what are beef producers doing to foster responsible production? For answers to these questions we turned to the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). CRSB is a collaborative, multi-stakeholder organization dedicated […]
Many of Canada’s agricultural producers rely on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to help keep their operations running. Even though they would prefer to hire from within the domestic labour pool, there are three main reasons why it is hard for them to find local workers: 1. Farm work is often seasonal, and many Canadian […]
A recently ratified agreement between the government of Canada and 10 other countries will provide tariff-free and/or competitive access to key markets in the Asia-Pacific region. On Oct. 25, The Government of Canada became the fifth member nation to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). CPTPP countries that ratified before Canada […]
Canada’s farmers are experiencing a chronic labour crisis. While they struggle to find workers from a dwindling labour pool, young people leaving rural schools often head to urban centres in search of opportunities. Organizations such as Inside Education and Agriculture in the Classroom dedicate themselves to bringing agricultural education into the grade school curriculum. Their […]
Our farmers rely on rural roads and bridges to bring in supplies and get their products to market – but a lack of government funding to maintain and rehabilitate that infrastructure is working against them. There are three primary types of infrastructure – municipal (local roads and bridges), provincial (secondary and primary highways) and […]
Alberta’s cattle feeders are always looking for innovations that will contribute to their excellent standards of animal care and improve the sustainability of their operations. Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) is a product new to the industry that can be used as a base for feedlot pens instead of clay. Jared Clark, of KCL Cattle Company Ltd., […]
Feeding cattle the best diet for growth is a complicated business. Now, new technology is making it not only easier to do but also more efficient. Micro-machine technology enables cattle feeders to accurately measure individual additives or supplements that help cattle grow. There are three primary constituents in cattle feed – the concentrate, which is […]
Image Credit: KCL Cattle Company Ltd. After more than a year of negotiations, Canada, the U.S. and Mexico have reached an agreement on NAFTA. The new, proposed agreement is called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). The agreement is good news for Canadian beef producers, as it preserves the duty-free trade in live cattle and beef, […]
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