Insights and Stories on beef-cattle

Dec. 20, 2024 at 10:13 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Data access is vital to success in most businesses these days, and that includes cattle genetics, according to panel members at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon in August. “I believe genetics can be the motivator that drives success in the beef industry in the next […]

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

Sep. 20, 2024 at 10:26 am CDT

Predators such as coyotes, wolves, bears, cougars and foxes have been threatening and killing young, weak and compromised cattle and sheep in Manitoba since domestic farming began. Financial losses range between minimal to potentially devastating depending on location, workforce numbers, operation size and nearby habitat. To counteract and help mitigate […]

By Bruce Derksen

Aug. 28, 2024 at 3:30 pm CDT

It’s the first of its kind in North America, it brings fresh meat to consumers in the portions they choose, and it’s happening on Main Street in Russell, Manitoba. The E Butchery on Main, created by Nerbas Bros. Angus, brings direct consumer marketing and vending machines together for the ease […]

By Miranda Leybourne

Aug. 9, 2024 at 2:24 pm CDT

The Canadian Beef Advisors, comprised of national beef organizations, is celebrating achieving many of the goals in the 2020-24 National Beef Strategy.

By Alexis Kienlen

Aug. 6, 2024 at 9:37 am CDT

The CFIA will no longer require three determinations of unconsciousness previously mandated for ritually slaughtered animals after a recent federal court ruling. Jewish organizations and companies had appealed the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulations in court, claiming they made kosher slaughter difficult, which resulted in a disruption in supply of kosher meat in Canada.

By John Greig