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Guenther: McDonald’s sustainability goals to reach beyond beef

By Lisa Guenther March 12, 2015

Farmers who want to keep supplying the world’s biggest quick-service restaurant chains can expect more scrutiny of their methods going forward. That’s because the chains’ customers appear to be looking for more sustainably-produced food — so companies such as McDonald’s in turn are looking for third-party verification to prove the ingredients they source make the […] Read more

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Crops, Markets

Federal funding pledged for crop market development work

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 14, 2015

Canadian crop commodity groups getting federal AgriMarketing funding plan to put the money to work over five years — not just in salesmanship, but in developing their crops’ story for potential customers. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz made two five-year funding announcements during the CropSphere 2015 conference Tuesday and Wednesday in Saskatoon: over $3.3 million […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Comment

Sustainability is in sight

The world agrees on a definition

By Gren Winslow December 12, 2014

As we look ahead to 2015 I imagine most of you are anticipating, or hoping, for a repeat of 2014. We can’t always see what lies ahead, but in at least one small aspect I’m pretty confident that you are going to hear the word sustainability crop up in conversations a lot more in the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Holistic ranching

Planned grazing makes for healthier pastures

By Don Campbell August 14, 2014

Each year we are presented with an opportunity to graze our cattle in a manner that will improve our land, increase our profit and make us more sustainable. Planned grazing works. It has been shown to be beneficial under all environments. Planned grazing has the potential to increase or even double the production on a […] Read more

Livestock, Vet advice

Still a long way to go

By Dr. Ron Clarke March 21, 2014

A number of recent agriculture publications has questioned whether or not we are approaching the biological limit of individual animal production. The big question: How might this influence long-term sustainability of the cattle business? To think our industry might be approaching biological limits to how fast a feedlot steer grows, how efficiently it converts feed […] Read more

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Features, Livestock

Verified sustainability is coming

This is more than a buzzword today 

By Debbie Furber March 12, 2014

Sustainability is one of the 10 most used business words today, elevating it to buzzword status of “green” and “eco-friendly.” It has also reached the point where cattle producers can no longer ignore it, even if they still don’t know what it means. In February at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual meeting McDonald’s Canada’s manager […] Read more

CCA reports

Issues for 2014

By Martin Unrau February 24, 2014

The severe winter weather across most of the country forced many producers to find innovative ways to dig out themselves and their equipment in order to tend to their livestock. Abnormally cold weather, extreme wind chill, snow accumulations and in some parts, ice and power outages, certainly posed a challenge but producers understand their responsibility […] 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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Guenther: McDonald’s sustainability goals to reach beyond beef

Federal funding pledged for crop market development work

Sustainability is in sight

Planned grazing makes for healthier pastures

Still a long way to go

Verified sustainability is coming

Issues for 2014

Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field

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