February 1, 2024 The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) and Maritime Beef Council (MBC) were encouraged by the outcomes of this week’s meeting between Atlantic Ministers of Agriculture, particularly the meaningful progress made towards expanding Livestock Price Insurance (LPI) for Maritime beef cattle producers. This follows up on the positive discussions held during the summer Federal, Provincial, and Territorial (FPT) Agriculture Ministers’ meeting in Fredericton where […]
January 15, 2024, Calgary, AB – Today, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) released its second and highly anticipated National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA) and Strategy report. The assessment reflects three years of in-depth scientific analysis and highlights the Canadian beef sector’s progress between 2014 and 2021 on sustainability indicators like greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, carbon storage, people’s health and safety, animal care, economic […]
Nova Scotia January 18, 2024 The Province is working with beef producers on new projects and programs to increase beef production in Nova Scotia and help the industry stay competitive, connected and consumer focused. “Nova Scotia is in a great position to be competitive in the beef market. Consumers want high-quality local products, and our producers are ready to meet that need by innovating and […]
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The 2024 NSCP Zone Meetings will occur January 8-10, with the Dealer meeting occurring January 12. The schedule is as follows: Katie Trottier and Jonathan Wort, both of Perennia, will present at the Zone Meetings on keeping heifers – developing vs. buying, including coverage on heifer management, growing them out (breeding to calving), and touching on forage quality and mineral […]
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October 11, 2023 – Calgary, AB – The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is excited to announce that the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) will deliver live cattle chain of custody tracking for the Certified Sustainable Beef Framework. After a significant two-year review of the program, CRSB is confident that working with the CCIA will enable consistent implementation of its Chain of Custody Requirements […]