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Beef industry works to dispel myths at Stampede 2016
In the aftermath of the Earls debacle, Alberta ranchers at this year’s Calgary Stampede say they are more aware than ever of the need to promote their industry and clear up the misconceptions of city...
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Ottawa injects $6.4M to market Canadian beef brand abroad
Canada’s cattle industry has received a $6.4-million boost from the federal government to help it market its beef brand around the globe. The three-year funding commitment, announced by Agriculture and...
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Pressure's on for on-farm alternatives to antibiotics
With Canada’s agriculture industry under growing pressure to reduce its use of antibiotics, researchers are ramping up efforts to find alternative ways of keeping animals healthy on the farm. Earlier...
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Trump presidency may put country of origin labelling back on agenda
Country of origin labelling, the U.S. law that was a thorn in the side of Canadian cattle and hog producers for years and finally repealed last year, could be resurrected under a Donald Trump...
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Disaster relief funding possible for quarantined ranches in southeast Alberta
The federal and provincial governments are considering providing disaster relief funding to ranchers who can’t sell their quarantined cattle due to the discovery of a case of bovine tuberculosis in...
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Quarantined cattle to be moved to approved feedlot site during bovine TB testing
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has approved a plan that would allow ranchers affected by the bovine tuberculosis outbreak in southeast Alberta to move their cattle off their properties. The food...
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Hope for bovine TB-affected ranchers: Quarantined cattle could start moving...
Southeast Alberta ranchers affected by an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis could be allowed to begin re-stocking their herds by early spring, bringing an end to a months-long ordeal. The Canadian Food...
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Canadian beef, pork industry could benefit from Brazil's tainted meat...
Canadian agriculture producers could see higher prices for beef and pork this year depending on the outcome of an ongoing tainted meat scandal in Brazil, analysts say. The South American country’s...
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Price of steak is still sizzling, but relief may be on the way
Retail beef prices remain elevated for a third consecutive summer, but long-awaited growth in the size of the North American cattle herd should put a ceiling on additional price increases going...
View ArticleCattle running out of grazing crops as drought dries up Alberta farms and...
Alberta ranchers struggling to feed their animals in the midst of a withering drought could be forced to sell off cattle prematurely just to make it through the winter, an industry group is warning....
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