Insights and Stories on CCA

Guelph beef plant idled against COVID-19 outbreak

Dec. 17, 2020 at 4:29 pm CST

Agrifood giant Cargill is temporarily halting production at its beef processing plant at Guelph, Ont. in the wake of a significant COVID-19 outbreak among employees. The company announced it would “begin the process to temporarily idle” the Dunlop Drive plant effective Thursday (Dec. 17). “This was a difficult decision for […]

Beef Breeds Council becomes arm of CCA

Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:00 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

President’s cattle call finds expected marks in U.S.

May. 21, 2020 at 4:55 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Farm groups offer finance committee food security for thought

Apr. 24, 2020 at 5:11 am CDT

By D.C. Fraser

Beef cattle producers seek new set-aside plan

Apr. 15, 2020 at 10:12 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Cattle producers press for lower price insurance premiums

Apr. 13, 2020 at 5:03 pm CDT

The Western Livestock Price Insurance Program is not functioning properly due to very high premiums and needs to be quickly revamped, says the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “We’re having unprecedented volatility for markets. Having tools in place for farmers and ranchers has never been more important,” executive vice-president Dennis Laycraft said […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Beef sector mobilizes against supply disruptions

Mar. 20, 2020 at 7:53 pm CDT

Teams of livestock and government officials are quickly creating plans and policies to keep the sector functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the executive vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. “Our primary objective obviously is to insure there is stable beef production and trade that can continue under the situation […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Cattle producers get longer phase-in on new transport regs

Dec. 12, 2019 at 5:11 pm CST

New federal livestock transport regulations, due to come into force in February, will now roll out on a longer timeline for the beef and dairy cattle sectors. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced a “two-year transition period” for bovines, which is meant to provide “time to gather more data […]

By GFM Staff

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

Aug. 9, 2019 at 10:37 pm CDT

While a new United Nations report on climate change and land calls for “rebalancing diets,” the policy paths it seeks are a good fit for beef cattle ranching as Canadians know it, the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says. Responding Thursday to the report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]

By GFM Staff

Japan now accepting Canadian OTM beef

May. 21, 2019 at 4:32 pm CDT

The last of Japan’s BSE-related restrictions on Canadian beef are lifted as of last Friday, with the Japanese government’s agreement to allow beef from Canadian cattle over 30 months of age (OTMs). Citing industry estimates, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said the added access announced Tuesday could mean an increase of […]

By GFM Staff

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