Canada’s national beef cattle producer body is rebranding under a slightly shorter new name that serves in part to clear away any potential whiff of a guys-only club. The organization formerly known as the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association on Thursday launched what it describes as a “a new brand identity, highlighting the strong and diverse group […] Read more
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National cattle producer group rebrands
Former Canadian Cattlemen's Association renamed
Beef cattle sector weighs in for federal food processing study
Cattlemen's Association makes recommendations to Commons' ag committee
The House of Commons’ standing committee on agriculture will soon be wrapping up its study into Canada’s processing capacity. Since November, MPs have heard from more than 50 witnesses on the matter — including representatives from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, whose president Bob Lowe and executive vice-president Dennis Laycraft testified at a committee meeting Tuesday. […] Read more
Beef sector aims for new 2030 targets
Organizations involved in Canada's National Beef Strategy have announced new goals for the beef sector for the next decade
The Canadian beef industry has new benchmarks to reach for in the next decade. The organizations involved in Canada’s National Beef Strategy — the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Canada Beef Breeds Council, Beef Cattle Research Council, Canada Beef, The National Cattle Feeders’ Association, Canadian Meat Council and Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef have announced new 2030 […] Read more
Beef Breeds Council becomes arm of CCA
Cattle genetics body now a division of Canadian Cattlemen's Association
The market development group representing Canada’s beef cattle seedstock sector has formally merged into the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA). The association on Friday announced the Canadian Beef Breeds Council (CBBC) has officially joined the Beef Cattle Research Council and Canfax among the divisions of the CCA. The move follows a cost-benefit review by an advisory […] Read more
Cattle producers press for lower price insurance premiums
WLPIP is needed, but unused because premiums too expensive, CCA says
The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program is not functioning properly due to very high premiums and needs to be quickly revamped, says the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “We’re having unprecedented volatility for markets. Having tools in place for farmers and ranchers has never been more important,” executive vice-president Dennis Laycraft said during a telephone town hall […] Read more
Veal farmers join national check-off agency
Fees were already being collected, but now Ontario farmers have more say in spending
Veal Farmers of Ontario (VFO) is now part of the Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency (CBCA), following an agreement that included a voting role on a subcommittee charged with promotion. The western Canada-based chair and general manager of the agency were on hand at VFO’s recent annual general meeting to usher in the arrangement. A federally […] Read more
Editorial: Burdensome beef supply needs an Ontario outlet
An overabundance of beef processing capacity has never been an asset of Ontario farmers. It might be time for them to take that problem into their own hands. The loss of the Ryding-Regency processor in Toronto in the late fall was another blow. Ryding-Regency was only about 15 per cent of the provincial beef processing […] Read more
The beef with packing capacity
Ontario is missing opportunities and stuck with lower farm gate prices because of low beef packing capacity. Here’s what the sector is doing about it
There are numerous ways to increase beef processing capacity in Ontario — but none of them are quick or easy. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is working with Beef Farmers of Ontario, the Ontario Cattle Feeders Association and Dairy Farmers of Ontario to try to find some relief to a lack of processing capacity — and […] Read more
Ontario beef industry tackles slaughter capacity issue
There are many factors holding back a potential increase to slaughter capacity
The top priority for the Beef Farmers of Ontario during the past year has been addressing the lack of slaughter capacity, a situation made worse with the cancellation of Ryding-Regency Meat Packer’s licence in early December. Why it matters: High demand for Ontario beef means slaughter capacity must increase or market opportunities will be lost. […] Read more
Co-ordinated animal disease response sought
The National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council is working with government and industry representatives
Glacier FarmMedia – The catastrophic consequences of a potential foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Canada terrify the livestock industry. Different sectors have already experienced the impact of foreign animal diseases like BSE, avian influenza, porcine epidemic diarrhea and bovine tuberculosis, said veterinarian Megan Bergman, head of the National Farmed Animal Health and Welfare Council. Why it […] Read more
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