Canadian producers have done an excellent job of reducing the environmental footprint of beef production, but the work is not done, says a sustainability researcher with the world's largest meat processing company.
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Dissecting the factors of beef sustainability
Canada’s beef industry has reduced it carbon footprint, but there’s always room for improvement, researcher says
Metro Ontario expands its beef sustainability sourcing
Metro Ontario has achieved its 2022 sourcing commitment to buy three million pounds of beef from Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) Certified farms and ranches by 2026, ahead of schedule. The grocer said in a release that from now on, the CRSB Certified Mass Balance mark will be displayed on all beef products across […] Read more
CCIA to track certified sustainable beef
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef says greater data visibility will help it find the holes in its pipeline
Glacier FarmMedia – A new partnership with the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency will help Canada’s certified sustainable beef system find out where cattle are dropping out of the supply chain, according to the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. It will also allow producers to track certified animals through the value chain, said the CRSB. Why […] Read more
Beef roundtable eyes improvements
Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef asking for input from producers, processors until Dec. 2
Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef has launched online public consultations on proposed changes to its sustainability standards. This follows consultation with stakeholders, as the CRSB ends its first five years of operation. Kristine Tapley, chair of the CRSB’s certified sustainable beef framework committee, said every indicator in the standards for both beef production […] 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
Eastern Cargill plant taps into sustainable beef
Cargill’s Guelph plant is now ready to supply certified sustainable beef and the company hopes to grow that value chain
Glacier FarmMedia – Cargill says it is on its way to opening up Eastern Canada for its certified sustainable beef supply chain. The company says its Guelph processing plant had just been certified according to sustainability standards, as set down by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, when the COVID-19 pandemic gained steam. “It was […] Read more
Beef sustainability program expands across the sector
National program gains more traction in Ontario beef value chain
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s program will soon be coming to Ontario’s largest beef processing plant — creating more opportunities for beef farmers here to sell their beef at a premium. Gurneesh Bhandal, Cargill Protein’s senior sustainability manager, told the Beef Symposium at FarmSmart recently that the company expects the audit allowing the Cargill […] Read more
Public input sought on sustainable beef indicators
Ranchers, consumers and others who have thoughts on how beef and its cattle should be sustainably produced in Canada are asked to speak up again, this time by early November at the latest. The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), in the midst of developing a Verified Sustainable Beef Framework, has released its new draft […] Read more
Consumers want sustainable beef, but defining that may be murky
CNS Canada –– McDonald’s plans on using sustainable beef by 2016, and intends on sourcing at least part of it from Canadian producers. The fast food giant’s latest step toward sustainability is to define what exactly that means. Defining sustainability is important, according to a beef brand officer, because in some cases it’s something consumers […] Read more
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