Temple Grandin Archives - Manitoba Co-operator

Earls president Mo Jessa took to YouTube on Wednesday to announce the company will work with Alberta ranchers to source beef meeting its criteria. (Earls.ca)

Earls retreats from U.S. beef sourcing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 4, 2016

Canadian upscale-casual dining chain Earls Restaurants has pulled back from its recent public commitment to the “Certified Humane Beef” brand. Mo Jessa, president of Vancouver-based Earls, said Wednesday the company will instead begin to “work with local ranchers to build our supply of Alberta beef that meets our criteria” for animal care and treatment. The

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Free enterprise?

By Laura Rance-Unger May 3, 2016

We all know there is one breed that produces the best beef. But ask a group of ranchers which breed that is, and you’ll get a whole bunch of different answers. They will also differ on “best” management practices, such as when to calve or what to feed, based on what works best on their

Livestock, News

Humane beef move pushes Canadian beef off Earls menu

Beef groups say the move ignores the fact that the industry-wide  standards in Canada are already equivalent

By Gord Gilmour May 2, 2016

A move by the Earls restaurant chain to source “Certified Humane” beef from a Kansas supplier has kicked off a furor across the country. The move amounts to nothing but a marketing strategy and ignores that industry-led standards in Canada are equivalent or better, according to Brian Lemon, Manitoba Beef Producers’ recently appointed general manager.

U.S. animal handling expert Dr. Temple Grandin speaks with Earls meat buyer Dave Bursey at the company’s Vancouver Test Kitchen. (Earls.ca)

Beef cattle, Livestock

Earls ups ante on beef sourcing

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 26, 2016

Vancouver-based Earls Restaurants, owner of the upscale-casual dining chain Earls Kitchen + Bar, has gone all in on Certified Humane Beef — but has also gone outside Canada to get it. The company, which operates 59 Earls restaurants in Canada and seven in the U.S., on Tuesday billed itself as the first North American chain

Livestock, Opinion

Fight the video cameras with video cameras: Temple Grandin

Famed animal welfare advocate says well-run operations can welcome public scrutiny

By Daryll E. Ray, Harwood D. Schaffer February 18, 2015

Fixing the slaughter plants was easy,” Temple Grandin told the 2015 annual meeting of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). “But now I see problems that we are going to have to fix at the farm: lame dairy cows, emaciated dairy cows because somebody let them go too long, animal production to the point we

Beef cattle, Livestock, News, Other livestock

New Carman beef slaughter plant targets spring opening

Rising cost of trucking means the future belongs to small regional slaughter plants, says owner

By Daniel Winters February 12, 2014

Construction of Manitoba’s first new federally inspected slaughter plant in decades is steaming along, and its owner expects 50-75 head of cattle per week to start coming down the ramp early this spring. “The engineers tell me we’re going to be killing cattle by the end of March,” said Calvin Vaags, owner of the slaughter

Livestock, News

Farmers urged to tell their story but keep it real

By Daniel Winters June 5, 2012

Ordinary farmers could help polish the livestock industry’s image  by posting matter-of-fact video clips on popular Internet site

Corrected, June 8, 2012 — Livestock producers should seize the power of YouTube to counter the influence of animal rights activists. But ditch the PR and keep it real. That was the advice of renowned animal welfare expert Temple Grandin delivered at a sold-out presentation here last week. “When YouTube first started, about two or

Livestock, News

Enthusiastic crowd greets Temple Grandin

By Daniel Winters June 5, 2012

Temple Grandin says her struggles with autism gave her the ability to see the world as animals do and that allowed her to create new animal-handling procedures that earned her international renown. But in a speech to a packed house of more than 700 here recently, Grandin not only demonstrated a keen understanding of how

Livestock, Opinion

Beef producers must engage the public on animal welfare

By Cam Dahl April 30, 2012

Animal welfare. These two words often evoke a strong response from livestock producers across the country who feel that their way of life is under siege by those who don’t understand them and don’t grasp what they do for society. One just has to look at a few headlines to understand why farmers may feel

Livestock, News

OAC and OVC honour Temple Grandin

By University Of Guelph March 14, 2012

The animal scientist was awarded an honorary doctorate Temple Grandin, the renowned animal scientist, bestselling author and consultant to the livestock industry on animal welfare and behaviour, received an honorary doctorate of science at the winter convocation for the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) and the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) February 22. “As founding colleges of

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Tag Archives Temple Grandin

Earls retreats from U.S. beef sourcing

Humane beef move pushes Canadian beef off Earls menu

Earls ups ante on beef sourcing

Fight the video cameras with video cameras: Temple Grandin

New Carman beef slaughter plant targets spring opening

Farmers urged to tell their story but keep it real

Enthusiastic crowd greets Temple Grandin

OAC and OVC honour Temple Grandin

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