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Canada’s beef producers care about the environment – after all, their livelihoods depend on the health of the land where they work. Through ongoing research, innovation and best practices, they constantly strive to minimize their impact. In parts 1 and 2 of our series on Harmony Beef, we showcased the food safety and animal care […]
Last week on this blog, we learned about the food safety innovations at Harmony Beef’s new processing plant. This week we’re exploring the new standards of animal care being practised at the plant. We visited the plant and spoke with Harmony’s director of marketing, Cam Daniels to learn more. “One of the most important things […]
A beef processing plant which opened this year just north of Calgary is setting new industry standards for food safety, animal care and environmental stewardship. This week, we’re exploring the food safety innovations introduced at Harmony Beef, which opened in Balzac, AB., in February 2017. Hazard analysis and critical control points The management team at […]
Canadians care about the environment, and want the facts. When it comes to the beef industry, it’s easy to find information about the environmental impacts of beef production, such as greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the digestive processes of cows. But it can be hard for Canadians to find balanced information – to learn, for […]
Photo Credit: GrainsWest magazine Photographer: Bryce Meyer On the surface, it appears that proposed changes to the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (AINP) may help alleviate the chronic labour crisis currently affecting our agriculture sector. However, on closer inspection, some of the changes will actually prevent feedlots from nominating certain highly skilled foreign workers. The good… The […]
John Weekes, an independent business advisor who has worked with the National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) on trade issues, is the subject of this week’s Meet the Team series profile. John is an expert in international trade policy and a senior business advisor at Bennett Jones in Ottawa. He has been a huge asset to […]
Farmers and other small business owners across the country are worried that planned changes to the Income Tax Act pose a direct threat to the viability and profitability of their operations. Why small businesses are concerned Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the plan to update the act on July 18. The planned changes, however, […]
Recent trade developments between China and the U.S. have some Canadian beef producers seriously worried. Their concern stems from the disparity between the types of product China will now accept from the U.S. and those accepted from Canada: Currently, Canadian producers are only allowed to ship boneless, Under Thirty Months (UTM) frozen beef and only […]
Joyce Van Donkersgoed is a valued member of the cattle feeding sector who we’ve written about in previous posts on this blog. Her contributions to animal care and welfare make hers a familiar name among industry members. We were delighted to see Joyce recognized at the 50th annual conference of the American Association of Bovine […]
Canada’s beef producers are anxious to preserve the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) because it is a great example of how free trade should work. U.S. President Donald Trump, however, has threatened to pull his country out of the pact. What NAFTA has meant to the Canadian beef industry NAFTA’s tri-lateral market access — […]
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