WLPIP calf price insurance deadline extended

Cattle producers in the western provinces will get extra decision-making time this year on the calf price insurance available through Western Livestock Price Insurance (WLPIP). The Prairies' Crown ag insurance corporations announced Thursday that the deadline to buy WLPIP calf price insurance for 2020 has been extended to June 18. The new deadline, reset from[...]

Cattle traceability to pay off in Cargill pilot

UPDATED, Nov. 2 -- A pilot program running through one of Canada's biggest beef packing plants aims to test systems that can show consumers the exact path of their beef from ranch to restaurant -- and reward cattle producers for their trouble. Cargill on Wednesday announced a new year-long Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot, with[...]