Insights and Stories on High River

Cargill’s High River plant reopens with two slaughter shifts

May. 4, 2020 at 8:48 pm CDT

Cargill’s southern Alberta beef packing plant, estimated to be responsible for over a third of Canada’s beef processing capacity, restarted Monday after a two-week COVID-19-related shutdown — but at a quicker pace than previously expected. The company said in a statement Monday it is resuming operations at the High River […]

Cargill to restart High River beef plant Monday

Apr. 29, 2020 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Reuters

Feed weekly outlook: Slaughterhouse closures lead to adjustments

Apr. 21, 2020 at 6:23 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Cargill to temporarily idle High River beef plant

Apr. 20, 2020 at 5:07 pm CDT

By Kelsey Johnson

Cargill halts second shift at High River beef plant

Apr. 13, 2020 at 8:07 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Federated Co-op to close Calgary distribution centre

Nov. 21, 2019 at 4:15 pm CST

The main supply outlet for Co-op grocery stores in southern Alberta and British Columbia is set to close in April as one of its main users takes its business elsewhere. Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) announced Thursday it will close its Calgary food distribution centre in April, a decision it said […]

By GFM Staff

Sustainable beef pilot passes first-quarter mark

Mar. 16, 2018 at 7:57 pm CDT

The packer behind the pilot of a Canadian value chain for certified sustainable beef says its first three months are proof the model is scalable as well as functional. The pilot’s first quarter “proved that a significant volume of beef can be successfully traced through a certified supply chain for […]

By Staff

Cattle traceability to pay off in Cargill pilot

Nov. 1, 2017 at 6:50 pm CDT

UPDATED, Nov. 2 — A pilot program running through one of Canada’s biggest beef packing plants aims to test systems that can show consumers the exact path of their beef from ranch to restaurant — and reward cattle producers for their trouble. Cargill on Wednesday announced a new year-long Canadian […]

By Dave Bedard

Cargill to supply Alberta carcass data to BIXS

Feb. 19, 2016 at 7:20 pm CST

One of Canada’s biggest beef packers is set to supply the specs on beef carcasses processed at its Alberta plant to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) BIXS information-sharing system. Cargill and BIXSCo, the CCA-backed operators of BIXS (Beef InfoXchange System), announced Thursday that the multinational agrifood firm will provide its […]