Reading Time: < 1 minute The 25 semi-finalists for the 2018-19 edition of Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program have been chosen. There are 12 Albertans among the semi-finalists: Jessica Giles, Jade Marshall, Melissa Downing, Travis Page, Melissa Van Sickle, Delanie Knull, Megan Clifton, Allana Minchau, Hildie Weibe, Max Allingham, Anessa Good and Kyle Lemmer. The final 16 will be chosen after […] Read more
Twelve Albertans vying for Cattlemen’s Young Leaders’ spots
Verified Beef Production Plus website gets major revamp
Reading Time: < 1 minute The website for Verified Beef Production Plus is now faster, easier to use, and has a list of VBP+ registered beef cattle operations across the country. The revamp means verifiedbeef.ca can be used on various screen sizes and it’s easier to find information, including an online training and videos. A Google map tool shows where […] Read more
Want to tap into the European beef market?
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has resources for producers interested in exporting beef to Europe. That requires participating in Canada’s Growth Enhancing Product (GEP) free program, which also enables other market opportunities that require documented confirmation of the absence of growth-enhancing products. Concerns have been recently expressed by cattle producers that they are unable to identify […] Read more
Age certification for cattle no longer required
Reading Time: < 1 minute The age certification requirement for cows being sold to U.S. buyers has been lifted. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service recently agreed to the change as the number of cattle born prior to March 1, 1999 has dwindled to virtually nothing. While it remains a requirement that the cattle be born before then, […] Read more
Cattlemen’s Young Leaders chosen
Reading Time: < 1 minute Albertans account for half of 16 people in the 2017-18 Cattlemen’s Young Leaders program. The program provides mentoring; a $2,000 travel budget to attend meetings and events; and industry-specific training for young producers between the ages of 18 and 35. Judges selected the final 16 from 24 semifinalists who gathered at an event in Calgary […] Read more
Census finds more technology and rotational grazing on ranches
Reading Time: < 1 minute More than half (52 per cent) of beef cattle farms say they use computer or laptops for farm management while 39 per cent indicated they use smartphones or tablets for farm management, according to the 2016 Census of Agriculture data. Some form of GPS technology is being used on 24 per cent of beef operations, […] Read more
NAFTA works for beef, say cattle leaders
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president Dan Darling and his U.S. and Mexican counterparts have issued a joint letter calling on governments of the three nations to keep the terms of the North American Free Trade Agreement affecting beef producers. The CCA, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas say the trade agreement properly […] Read more
Future for cattle producers looks bright, says CCA
Reading Time: < 1 minute China’s decision to allow bone-in Canadian beef from cattle under 30 months of age is another positive sign for the industry, says the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. The move, expected to boost exports by $10 million per year, and the recent expansion of access to Mexico and Taiwan is increasing opportunities for Canadian beef producers, said […] Read more
Ontario producer new CCA president
Dan Darling succeeds Alberta’s Dave Solverson, who can count the repeal of COOL legislation as a highlight of his presidency
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ontario cow-calf producer Dan Darling is the new president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. Darling, who was the organization’s vice-president for the past two years, succeeds Dave Solverson, who ranches near Camrose. Darling and new vice-president David Haywood-Farmer were elected by acclamation at the CCA’s annual general meeting earlier this month. Solverson steps into his […] Read more
Legacy Fund did its job to support cattle industry
Reading Time: < 1 minute An independent review of the Legacy Fund has found it was well managed, says Travis Toews, chair of the Canadian Cattlemen Market Development Council. The council was set up to administer the $80-million fund created by Ottawa and the province in 2005 to support the industry in the wake of BSE. The independent review found it […] Read more
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