On behalf of beef producers, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is cautiously optimistic that the Government recognized the Livestock Tax Deferral’s effectiveness in providing relief for producers in Budget 2024 and recognized it as a crucial tool for producers in times of nat

The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) is pleased to announce that Canadian Cattle Association has initiated an update of the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle. The Code development process includes a survey, launched at the outset of each Code, to

Update from Nathan Phinney, President of the Canadian Cattle Association.February and March have been very busy with provincial AGMs in Brandon, Toronto and Calgary. Saskatchewan got ahead of the rush and held its meeting in January. Our team enjoyed meeting producers in their re

An industry-government forage insurance task team is working on ways to make forage insurance more widely available across the country. Currently, producers can insure forages under AgriInsurance, but other forage insurance isn’t equal across Canada and very few forage producers

Alberta Beef Producers "The Bovine" - April 25, 2024Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) General Manager, Ryder Lee, joined Alberta Beef Producers for our January/February Producer Meetings and our March 1 Annual General Meeting. And he joins us again here for updates from the CCA.

In recognition of Stop Food Waste Day on April 24, we invite you to join us for the public launch of our new short documentary, Reduce, Reuse, Ruminate.In Canada, 58% of the food we produce is wasted. Food waste is a problem that needs to be examined and tackled at every link in

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has not detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle or other livestock in Canada. Click HERE for further information.

Emerging diseases remind us of the importance of preventive practices. Using raw colostrum only from your own herd, not introducing orphan calves or nurse cows from dairy herds and quarantining new animals for 21 days will help prevent the introduction of things like Highly Patho

Here are the market briefs for the week ending April 19, 2024.

RealAgriculture.com - April 16, 2024The federal budget introduced by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday featured changes to how capital gains are taxed, as well as federal funding to develop biofuel production and artificial intelligence, but did not mention many topic

The short documentary ‘Reduce, Reuse, Ruminate’ will publicly premiere on YouTube on April 24th, 2024, also known as “Stop Food Waste Day.” This film is the third in a series of short documentaries that showcase the environmental benefits of raising beef cattle on the Canadian la

The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) held its annual AGM earlier this month in Calgary, which saw Alberta Beef Producer’s Howard Bekkering elected as the new Chair of the CCIA Board of Directors. Howard, who has been a CCIA board member since 2015, succeeds Lyle Mille

Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced additional payments will be provided to eligible livestock producers already enrolled in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program. For full article, clic

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association 111th Annual General Meeting and Convention will be held June 9-11, 2024 in Swift Current, SK. For more information, click HERE.

The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), Canadian Cattle Young Leaders, and McDonald's Canada have partnered to host a webinar aimed at providing young beef farmers and ranchers a platform to learn and ask questions about CRSB Certification and the National Beef Susta

The Maritimes and Alberta provincial delegate positions on the Canadian Cattle Youth Council are accepting nominations and applications the 2024-2026 term. The Canadian Cattle Youth Council was established by the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) in 2013. The goal of the youth co

Six unique award opportunities for students studying in the field of agriculture and/or veterinary medicine. For full award descriptions, please click HERE.

It is no surprise that Canada’s beef industry continues to focus on the engagement of young entrants into the beef industry, whether that be grassroots producers, future leaders of our national and provincial organizations, or industry partners along the value chain.The scholarsh

The Nuffield Canada Scholarship is a prestigious rural leadership program available to anyone mid-career who is involved in agriculture in any capacity of primary production, industry or governance. This $20,000 scholarship provides individuals with a unique opportunity to: • Acc