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On July 5, a young man named Lane from Alberta called into The Ramsey Show, a personal finance podcast and radio show founded by a southern Baptist named Dave Ramsey, who issues fiery sermons against personal debt. Asked by the show’s hosts how he was doing, Lane said: “Pretty good, pretty good, can’t complain.” Lane […] Read more
Pasture sage on a sandy hillside near Olds, Alta. There’s movement to create voluntary markets for environmental services provided by ranchers, but attempts to introduce mandatory environmental accounting standards worry industry leaders.
Features, Livestock, Management

The drive to monetize environmental sustainability

While some are moving to create voluntary environmental goods and services markets, moves to bring in environmental accounting standards worry many in the industry

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Does the push to link environmental sustainability to commerce present opportunities or risks to Canada’s beef producers? The answer, it seems, is: it depends. On the one hand, there is a grassroots movement to reward producers who are voluntarily providing ecosystem services. Ecosystem services include a variety of things: provisioning services (for example, flow of […] Read more
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Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Dates moved up in dairy sector’s CUSMA compensation calendar

Calculation date will shift to Aug. 31

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Changes are being made to the timetable for the remainder of the program compensating Canada’s dairy farmers for market share lost to recent multilateral trade deals. The Dairy Direct Payment Program (DDPP), which issued $1.75 billion over four payments from 2019 to 2023 to compensate for the Canada-European Union (CETA) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) trade […] Read more
File photo of a field of soybeans under turbines at southern Manitoba’s St. Joseph wind farm. (Dougall_Photography/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Soybeans

Sustainable soybean program underway

Food-grade, IP soy growers showing interest in verification, Soy Canada says

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A new voluntary program spearheaded by Canada’s soybean value-chain group is expected to help Canadian soy growers seeking a sustainability mark for their goods. Soy Canada on March 28 announced the rollout of Sustainable Canadian Soy, a program it said will be available for the 2023 growing season. Exporters and handlers who supply customers that […] Read more
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General, Weather

Feds open up consultations for sustainable ag strategy

Producer groups to have reps on advisory committee

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The federal government has enlisted farm groups on the ground floor of consultations toward development of a long-term strategy to “amplify” the adoption and use of sustainable practices in agriculture over the next year. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Dec. 12 announced the launch of public consultations on strategy development, running from now through March […] Read more
Keith Manders and Zane Caplansky.
News, Newsmakers

New Cattle Young Leaders, ‘Good for you…’ campaign visits Canadian ranches

NewsMakers from the October 2022 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Congratulations to the finalists recently selected for the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) mentorship program. They include Morgan Kitchen (Vanderhoof, B.C.), Raelynn Blumhagen (Jaffray, B.C.), Austin Ashbacher (Arrowwood, Alta.), Carling Matejka (Ponoka, Alta.), Delanie Ferguson (Crossfield, Alta.), Gleise Medeiros da Silva (Edmonton, Alta.), Heath Ferguson (Calgary, Alta.), Jill Renton (Cayley, Alta.), Nicky Nixdorff (Airdrie, Alta.), […] Read more
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Features

FCC offers sustainability incentive to beef producers

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In a bid to boost sustainable beef production, the ag lender is presenting payments to its CRSB-certified customers

Cattle producers have a new partner in their sustainability drive. While momentum along the beef value chain has been steadily building since the creation of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), a financial institution has now stepped up to encourage participation in the CRSB certification program. The concept is innovative and simple. Farm Credit […] Read more
The beef industry is hoping that it can take a page from the bison industry by adding sustainable leather into its production practices.
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Leather and beef industries team up for sustainability

Parallels seen between sustainable leather and beef industries

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Two years ago, when outdoor clothing company Patagonia released a video about making leather boots out of bison hide that would otherwise go to waste, a conversation about sustainable leather in the beef industry began. Now, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and the Textile Exchange are looking into that sustainability. “I really see a huge […] Read more
Farm Credit Canada is offering up to $2,000 in incentives to its customers who are CRSB-certified.
Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Livestock, News

Farm Credit Canada offers incentives to its CRSB-certified customers

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Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has announced an incentive program for producers who are certified through the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). “How it works is if you are an FCC customer, and you are already certified, you’re eligible for the FCC incentive payment,” says Curtis Grainger, director of lending products and sustainability programs with […] Read more

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