The future of Canadian agriculture depends on Canada’s food exports By R.R. Furlong, General Sales Manager, Burns & Co. Limited ‘Canada is one of five areas of the world which produces more food than its population can normally consume. And Canada has not yet reached the maximum of its potential production. Advanced farming methods brought […] Read more
History: The future of Canadian agriculture depends on Canada’s food exports
Reprinted from the March 1947 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
PAACO certifies new Canadian feedlot audit
News Roundup from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
A new tool for auditing animal welfare in feedlots developed in Alberta for the Calgary-based National Cattle Feeders Association (NCFA) has been given conditional Certified Audit status from the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, Inc. (PAACO). “From PAACO’s perspective, this is a great accomplishment and shows great foresight on the part of the Canadian cattle […] Read more
Tag losses higher on cows
News Roundup from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
It won’t be long before the industry may have some answers to a problem that has long been the ire of beef producers — tag retention for animal identification. The final report on the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency’s (CCIA) national tag retention project will be made public on its website this April along with details […] Read more
Newsmakers: February 2016
Newsmakers from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
This month John Ross is retiring as director of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Animal Industry Division to take up the role of executive director with the Canadian Pork Council based in Ottawa. He replaces Marin Rice at the pork council who will retire at the end of April. In his 30-year career with the Agriculture […] Read more
Saskatchewan expects mainly below-normal spring runoff
Barring any weather surprises, most of Saskatchewan outside of east-central regions can expect below-normal runoff this spring. The province’s Water Security Agency on Tuesday released a preliminary outlook which, based on a “warmer- and drier-than-normal winter” and a resulting snowpack below normal levels, points to below-normal spring runoff. Exceptions include parts of the east-central region, […] Read more
Year-over-year same-store sales climb for A+W
Canadian burger-and-root beer chain A+W’s recent moves to boost the profile of its ingredients in a crowded quick-service playing field has pushed its sales past the billion-dollar mark in 2015. The A+W Revenue Royalties Income Fund on Friday reported net income of $21.32 million on $1.061 billion in reported sales from the 814 restaurants in […] Read more
BIO goes mobile with Go360
The folks at BIO (Beef Improvement Opportunities) in Ontario have been busy creating web-based products and services to complement its web-based bioTrack record-keeping system for beef cattle, sheep and goats. Go360|bioTrack unleashes producers from desk duties with a mobile version that works on any smartphone, even in places without Internet or cellphone connection. It was […] Read more
Advance payment program widened, streamlined
More types of livestock will be eligible and more types of security will be allowed for Canadian farmers to get federally-backed advance payments starting this year. Amendments to the Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (AMPA), made last February as part of the former Conservative government’s omnibus Agricultural Growth Act, have made regulatory changes possible for the […] Read more
History: The Packers’ dollar
Reprinted from the December 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen
The Packers’ dollar By R.J. Deachman The packer took less than a cent — who got the other 99? In the fiscal year ending March 30, 1949, total sales of Canada Packers Limited amounted to $314,918,000. Ten years ago, in 1939, the total was $77,000,000. This is an agricultural industry. It deals with the processing […] Read more
Canada signs Trans-Pacific Partnership
Trade ministers from the 12 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership have signed their trade agreement, committing them to take the deal to their home governments for review and/or approval. The deal, which Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland signed on Canada’s behalf on Thursday in Auckland, New Zealand, is expected to see tariffs on Canadian products in […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
