A beef cow grazing tall forage on a Manitoba farm. Photo: Alexis Stockford

ABP opens up about leaving CCA

Alberta Beef Producers plans to leave Canadian Cattle Association, due to governance and fiscal concerns

Reading Time: 5 minutes Alberta Beef Producers is leaving the Canadian Cattle Association due to concerns about fiscal transparency and governance, ABP officials say.




Importance placed on cow herd size questioned

Importance placed on cow herd size questioned

Some in the cattle sector don’t think policy should focus on expanding herd; others say fewer cows limit check-off revenue

The number of cows in the provincial herd is not necessarily the best measure of a successful industry, yet that is the focus of public policy, says the Sask. Stock Growers Assoc.





Jodie Griffin, program coordinator for the Livestock Price Insurance program, presents at the SSGA AGM.  Photo: Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Livestock Price Insurance coming to maritime producers

At the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) conference on June 10 in Swift Current, Sask., Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) vice president Tyler Fulton highlighted the expansion of Livestock Price Insurance, which will be available to producers in Eastern Canada. Initially announced in February, the expansion will finally come into effect sometime this week. “It’s something […] Read more




Photo: Canada Beef Inc.

The feedlot solution to food waste

Cattle industry documentary pitches rumination as great food waste upcycler

Reading Time: 3 minutes Food waste takes up space in landfills and its breakdown adds methane to the atmosphere, so there’s value in feeding it to livestock instead.