Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Today, Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, attended the Calgary Stampede where she announced an investment of $8.3 million for six projects that will help support Canada’s world-class beef industry. Today’s investments will help...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Producers have two options when putting up hay or greenfeed during such a wet and cool summer.
“Producers can put up hay as baled or chopped silage, or bale up rained-on swathed forage,” explains Karin Lindquist,...
Source: Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
Pat Hayes of Val Marie, SK, was elected as the new Board Chair of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) Board of Directors during the April meetings, exhibiting one of many changes to Board members...
Source: Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Imports of Canadian beef to Japan have gained in volume and value since the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was implemented on December 30, 2018. On April 1, 2019 the second round of...
Quick facts
Producers use grazing to help reduce feed costs and make unproductive cropland productive.
You should have a grazing plan to make sure you are as efficient as possible in using your grazing forage.
The different grazing systems...
Source: Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association
A supplement to help cattle faced with feed and nutritional deficiencies received approval for import through the Emergency Drug Release program thanks to the advocacy efforts of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association (SCA) and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
The Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation is presented by the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) each year to recognize a researcher or scientist whose work has contributed to advancements in the competitiveness...
What is Traceability?
The ability to follow an item or a group of items – be it animal, plant, food product or ingredient – from one point in the supply chain to another, either backwards or forwards.
Traceability systems are important,...
Source: Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
CCIA works closely with producers who offer feedback on the app, resulting in updates and process changes.
The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) is an industry-initiated, not-for-profit organization incorporated to establish a national livestock identification database for...
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Farmscape for July 10, 2019
A Crop Development Specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture says recent rains have dramatically improved soil moisture conditions and helped crops but the majority of crops still range from poor...