In the fall CCA launched our Red Ribbon Campaign, and we need your help! Join the thousands of other beef champions in our community and show your pride for Canadian cattle. By signing up, you’ll stay connected with inspiring stories from local farmers and ranchers, receive mouth

From January 3rd to 5th, Jack Chaffe officer at large and Sarah Creach, CCA Staff participated in the State Agriculture and Rural Leaders (SARL) conference held in Des Moines, Iowa. The event brought together over 100 attendees, including state representatives, state senators, ag

The Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) program is now accepting applications for the 2025–2026 program year! The program welcomes young people ages 18–35 from across Canada, involved in various aspects of the beef supply chain. Through mentorship, networking, and travel, the Ca

Canadian Cattle Association - January 6, 2025Calgary, AB – The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) welcomes Tina Zakowsky to the Canadian Cattle Association team as Communications Manager in the Calgary head office.Tina has spent the last 18 years working in communications roles at

Canadian Cattlemen Magazine - January 9, 2025When Arvid Nottveit thinks about Manitoba’s infamous 2011 flood, he says he still feels all the emotions that came with it.“We all like to be all stoic and everything, be the captain on the ship facing the storm head-on, but I’m the gu

Grainews - January 9, 2025Over the last decade or so, artificial insemination (AI), not to be confused with the other AI (artificial intelligence), has seen an upsurge in the commercial cattle population.This has been happening for a lot longer in the purebred cattle industry and

Paul Laronde, Tag & Technology Manager, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) Tag retention is important to us all. Many producers across the country have been tagging cattle for years, and as equipment and technology evolve, it is important to stay informed and up to dat

The Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence (CBCE) created four new videos to communicate its capabilities, which are aligned with the CBCE’s four operational pillars: • Canadian Beef Education and Training • Canadian Beef Buyer Missions • CBCE Test Kitchen, and • CBCE Studios. T

RealAgriculture.com - January 9, 2025Since 2020 trade between the United States and Canada has been on an upward trajectory, for both countries. This can at times take Americans by surprise, as the current narrative by President-elect Donald Trump implies Canada is being “subsidi

Germany confirmed that Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) was detected in water buffalo on Friday. This is the first case of FMD in Germany since 1988. This incursion of the FMD virus into Europe warrants heightened awareness by Canadian producers and travellers. Foot and Mouth Diseas

Beef Cattle Research Council – December 18, 2024Register for the live January 15 webinar to hear from our panelists: Karin Schmid, beef production and extension lead for the Alberta Beef Producers, and Dr. Leigh Rosengren, DVM, chief veterinary officer for the Canadian Cattle Ass