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National EFP being considered

News Roundup from the December 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff December 21, 2016

Is a National Environmental Farm Plan achievable? Representatives from all provincial EFP programs and major commodity groups attending the National Environmental Farm Plan Summit to discuss the possibilities believe that where there is a will there is a way. The November summit in Ottawa closed with strong willingness to move ahead and the Canadian Federation […] Read more

A healthy balance of cattle and crops isn’t just better for the balance sheet, say father Jim and Ryan Boyd, it’s better for the soil too, which will pay long-term dividends.

Cow-Calf, Livestock

A strategy for regenerative agriculture

Ryan Boyd believes he has the right strategy to get him off the expansion treadmill

By Angela Lovell July 28, 2016

About 10 years ago, Ryan Boyd came to his father Jim with some new ideas, and Jim knew it was time to listen. Ryan talked about a new strategy, adopting regenerative and sustainable approaches in order to enhance their productivity. “Dad was more than willing to try something else,” Ryan says. “He’d always believed the […] Read more

Hand over wheat field in early summer evening.

Comment/Columns, Straight from the hip

Farming is the future of Canada

By Brenda Schoepp June 28, 2016

Agriculture is a diverse and exciting industry. The variety of farms and the people who live on them weave the colour into the fabric of food production. There is no doubt we have a great future but how does that future differ from today? The urbanization of Canada will have an impact on our farming […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Features, News

A full-time commitment to stewardship

By Debbie Furber June 7, 2016

The transition from a tobacco farm to Texas Longhorn ranch in southern Ontario’s foremost tobacco-growing region wasn’t without turmoil for Cathy and Bryan Gilvesy, but the rewards far outweighed regrets as they reinvented the farm to better reflect their philosophies on agriculture and life. The latest material reward came in the form of Ontario’s environmental […] Read more

Alberta rancher Cherie Copithorne-Barnes heads up this national project.

Beef Cattle, Features, Livestock

Going national with verified sustainable beef

By Debbie Furber March 23, 2016

As McDonald’s verified sustainable beef pilot heads to the finish line this April, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is stepping out with initiatives that have been in the works since it was formally established in early 2014. Anticipate hearing lots more from this group in the months ahead with the national verified sustainable […] Read more

Straight from the hip

A balanced approach to corporate social responsibility

By Brenda Schoepp February 11, 2016

There is a shift happening in the business world and it’s coming to a company near you. It is the new, intensified and completely transparent model of corporate social responsibility. In many communities social responsibility has two tags: one is environmental and the other is community. Are the major employers playing by the rules of […] Read more

Tim Smith inspects this year’s brassica forage with his daughter Katelyn.

Beef Cattle, Features

2016 Nuffield scholar: Tim Smith goes in search of ecological goods and services

Smith to study how other cultures recognize the benefits and value of pastures

By Debbie Furber November 23, 2015

If you are reading this article, you might someday find yourself applying for a Nuffield scholarship. It was articles and presentations at conferences by Nuffield alumni that first drew Tim Smith’s attention to the program and he is now preparing to embark on an opportunity of a lifetime as a 2016 Nuffield scholar. Smith is […] Read more

A McDonald’s restaurant in Toronto. (McDonalds.ca)

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Consumers want sustainable beef, but defining that may be murky

By Jade Markus October 13, 2015

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

Beef Cattle, Vet advice

Marketing is walking the talk: Can the beef industry do it?

By Dr. Ron Clarke September 15, 2015

Beef sustainability is a catchword. It’s talked about in seminars, at producer meetings, and at major industry gatherings where planning and strategy essay a future for an industry that bounces between really good and really bad. Are we making headway, or just adding to public lectures because people either don’t understand what it takes to […] Read more

(l-r) Sue and Richard DeBruijn, Sam and Janeen Covlin, Arlette Seib.

Beef Cattle, Features, Sheep/Goats

The basics of farm sustainability

Three farm families from Saskatchewan offer their approach to sustainable farming

By Debbie Furber July 2, 2015

The heart of sustainability for three Saskatchewan ranch families is the deep desire to make a living from the land. While many have chosen to move on to other careers with a steady income, these families have found ways to stay in farming. For Arlette and Allen Seib of Watrous, the journey toward sustainability meant […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Feeder contracts set fresh highs

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results

Livestock Tax Deferral regions announced for drought-affected producers

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Feeder contracts set fresh highs

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn choppy as trade awaits U.S. crop tour results

Livestock Tax Deferral regions announced for drought-affected producers

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National EFP being considered

A strategy for regenerative agriculture

Farming is the future of Canada

A full-time commitment to stewardship

Going national with verified sustainable beef

2016 Nuffield scholar: Tim Smith goes in search of ecological goods and services

Consumers want sustainable beef, but defining that may be murky

Marketing is walking the talk: Can the beef industry do it?

The basics of farm sustainability

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