Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Archives

CCA reports: Supporting young producers through COVID and beyond

From the September 28, 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Bob Lowe October 9, 2020

It is safe to say that 2020 has been a challenging year due to uncertainties unleashed by the arrival of COVID-19 on Canadian soil. These unprecedented times have been difficult for cattle producers across Canada — especially our young producers. It has reaffirmed the importance of young producers having access to financing and affordable land […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

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

By Alexis Stockford, GFM Network News September 23, 2020

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

Ryan, Tania, Jace, Lara and Rana Beierbach live and ranch near Whitewood, Sask.

Beef Cattle, Features

Mentorship a gateway to greater things

Mentorship can lead to improvements on one’s own operation, as well as adept leadership on industry boards

By Mona Howe September 16, 2020

Mentorship can take many forms from basic and very informal all the way up to formal professional mentorship programs. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Program (CYL), now in its 10th year, is one such program. It has proven to be a valuable addition to the Canadian beef industry scene and especially to those […] Read more

Left to right: Chad, Ricky, Cooper, Renee, Riata, Ellie and Louis Seelhof.

CCA reports, News

CCA Reports: Linking conservation and cattle

From the September 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Bob Lowe September 11, 2020

Over the past several months, COVID-19 has shown us that we have an innovative and resilient food system and has also identified where enhancements are needed. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the future of families who raise beef cattle across Canada. It is also important to look at the impacts through […] Read more

CCA reports, News

CCA Reports: CCA focuses on COVID-19 recovery, trade and public engagement

From the August 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Bob Lowe August 12, 2020

Since mid-May, we have seen provinces move to slowly reopen their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the impacts of COVID-19 on the beef industry and the greater Canadian economy will not be short-term, we are optimistic that the agriculture sector can assist in Canada’s post-COVID-19 recovery. In recent weeks, processing capacity has […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Beef Breeds Council becomes arm of CCA

Cattle genetics body now a division of Canadian Cattlemen's Association

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 10, 2020

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

A Canadian Cattlemen panel discussion at this year’s Ag in Motion Discovery Plus online event will focus on building resiliency throughout the beef industry.

News

Industry updates, knowledge-sharing essential part of Ag in Motion Discovery Plus

By Ag in Motion Staff June 18, 2020

Western Canadian producers looking for up-to-date information on the beef industry, including research, markets, traceability and management, will find it at the Ag in Motion Discovery Plus online event this summer. Ag in Motion Discovery Plus is a new digital event delivering interactive agriculture content from the field on July 21 through 25, 2020. One […] Read more

Cattle liners sit empty in a Red Deer parking lot in April 2020.

News

Small processors alone won’t create strong supply chain, say beef producers

Beef producers from across Canada weighed in on the packing industry’s concentration during a panel organized by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

By Lisa Guenther June 16, 2020

After COVID-19 spread through the workforce of Canada’s largest beef packing plants this spring, many are asking whether the country should foster more, smaller processors. The pressure has eased somewhat, at least for now, in the beef supply chain. Canfax reports over 60,000 head were slaughtered the last week of May, and the backlog of […] Read more

From left: Kate Barnett, Kathleen Holweger, Kimberly Lansdall.

News, Newsmakers

New Cattlemen’s Young Leaders

NewsMakers from the June 2020 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 10, 2020

Cattlemen’s Young Leaders Kate Barnett was raised on a commercial cow-calf operation near Williams Lake, B.C. By age 15, she’d started building her own commercial Red Angus herd, which she showed at 4-H and fall fairs. Barnett earned her bachelor of science in agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan, with an agriculture business major. She […] Read more

News, Purely purebred

Supporting 4-H during COVID-19

Purely Purebred with Mike Millar: Plus, your 2020 CCIA board of directors

By Mike Millar June 9, 2020

After countless 4-H meetings and speeches near and far, and teaching cattle to lead, kids involved in the 4-H beef project finally have a chance to sell their steers. Now those 4-H kids need your help. COVID-19 has put a stop to live auctions, and the beef kids are looking for other ways to sell […] Read more

Klassen: Feeder market incorporates risk discount

U.S. livestock: Live cattle futures up two per cent

Farmers retrieve beans from Global Grain

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