The beef import levy has become a central tool for ensuring balance in Canada’s beef industry
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Building demand together: The impact of Canada’s beef import levy
The beef import levy has become a central tool for ensuring balance in Canada’s beef industry
The Canadian Cattle Association’s international advocacy efforts
Global ag policies affect Canadian food policy, so the Canadian Cattle Association participates in international and domestic forums
Global ag policies affect Canadian food policy, so the Canadian Cattle Association participates in international and domestic forums
Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency reports on investments and activities
The agency’s work behind the scenes is what ensures cattle check-off dollars are invested wisely, accounted for transparently and deliver measurable value back to producers and importers.
The check-off agency’s work behind the scenes is what ensures cattle check-off dollars are invested wisely, accounted for transparently and deliver measurable value back to producers and importers.
Purely Purebred: Outstanding Young Angus Breeder, Junior Limousin Herd Building Incentive winners and more
News from Canada’s purebred beef industry, including show results, board election results, research and more
News from Canada’s purebred beef industry, including show results, board election results, research and more
Canadians still value sustainably produced beef
Canada Beef outlines its most recent market expansion activities, including at home.
Report on Canada’s Beef demand-building activitis in Canada, as well as in Vietnam, Korea and Japan.
How and why the Canadian Cattle Association advocates for domestic change
Tyler Fulton, Canadian Cattle Association president, explains how and why the association advocates for beef producers domestically
Tyler Fulton, Canadian Cattle Association president, explains how and why the association advocates for beef producers domestically.
Alberta Beef Producers gives notice of withdrawal to Canadian Cattle Association
Outlines some of the issues Alberta Beef Producers has brought forward, as well as the Canadian Cattle Association’s response
Outlines some of the issues Alberta Beef Producers has brought forward as reasons for a potential membership withdrawal, as well as the Canadian Cattle Association’s response
A change to how the cattle check-off rate is set in Western Canada
The check-off rate is now based on where the beef producer resides, not where they sell their cattle.
On August 1, the Saskatchewan Cattle Association raised the provincial portion of its check-off, raising the total check-off from $4.50 to $5.25 per head. This also put Saskatchewan’s check-off higher than Alberta’s, which still sits at $4.50. And because so many cattle are sold across that provincial border, everyone had to put their heads together […] Read more
Unpacking the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative loan suspension
A look at the allegations against the co-op and what it needs to do to regain access to the Feeders Association Loan Guarantee Program
Editor’s note: After the June issue of Canadian Cattlemen went to press, it was announced that lending operations involving the Picture Butte Feeder Cooperative would resume on May 26. Read that story at the Western Producer, here. [UPDATED: June 19, 2025] On January 27, an order from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation suspended Picture Butte Feeder […] Read more
Rebuilding relationships between Indigenous and ranching communities in B.C.
The B.C. Cattlemen’s Association and First Nations communities are looking for common ground and ways to support Indigenous producers
British Columbia is the epitome of “land” with all its different landscapes — the rolling hills that turn into snow-capped mountains, the rainforests in the south and boreal forests in the north, the salty beaches on the coast and prairie near the Alberta border. This land is important to so many of the people who […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
