The beef industry has lost one of its most influential industry builders and analysts, as Charlie Gracey succumbed to a heart attack in late May.
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Beef industry bids farewell to Charlie Gracey
Gracey was instrumental in developing analytical programs and procedures the beef sector still uses
Canada, Mexico, U.S. and Australian cattle groups signal support for integrated beef market
The memo of understanding, signed at trilateral meetings in Mexico last week, calls on their respective governments to invest in infrastructure and plans to protect the industry from outbreaks of foreign animal disease. It asks governments to promote livestock production as "an effect tool in land and resource management."
Beef stakeholders invited to weigh in on code of practice
Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle to be updated
The Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update to the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle.
Producers welcome change to cash advance program
After much lobbying, federal government increases interest-free portion of program to $250,000
The interest-free portion of the federal Advance Payments Program will be $250,000 this year, much to farmers’ relief. The amount had been set to drop back to $100,000 at the end of this month after sitting at $350,000 for 2023.
Video game aims to educate on grasslands
"Guardians of the Grasslands: The Game” offers interactive way to engage youth on ecology of grazing
Building on the success of their 2019 “Guardians of the Grasslands” documentary film, the Canadian Cattle Association is launching a new video game under the same brand. “Guardians of the Grasslands: The Game” is a sim-based video game geared towards students in grades seven to ten. The game is scheduled for launch at the end
Canadian Cattle Association president Reg Schellenberg dies
Saskatchewan rancher had led CCA since March
Updated, Dec. 7 — Western Saskatchewan rancher Reg Schellenberg, who had led the national organization representing Canada’s beef cattle producers since March this year, died suddenly Friday at age 63. The Canadian Cattle Association reported Schellenberg’s death in a release Saturday, adding that the association’s current vice-president, rancher Nathan Phinney of Sackville, N.B., will now
Cattle mentorship program invests in next generation
Young producers see it as a way to shorten the learning curve
Two Manitobans are among the 16 finalists for the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) Mentorship Program, a national youth initiative of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA). Every year, the mentorship program selects a group of young leaders interested in any area of the beef supply chain and matches them with a mentor in their area of interest.
National cattle producer group rebrands
Former Canadian Cattlemen's Association renamed
Canada’s national beef cattle producer body is rebranding under a slightly shorter new name that serves in part to clear away any potential whiff of a guys-only club. The organization formerly known as the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association on Thursday launched what it describes as a “a new brand identity, highlighting the strong and diverse group