Canadian Cattle Association

Reaction to the U.S. slapping tariffs on Canadian products going south of the border has been swift from several farm groups. On Tuesday, the wide-ranging 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods and a 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy took effect, so did Canada’s retaliatory 25 per cent tariff on $30 billion […]

The entire agriculture community is anxiously waiting for the 25 per cent U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods. U.S. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump will impose the 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday and a 10 per cent tariff on goods from China the same day. However there was […]

Nathan Phinney, President of the Canadian Cattle Association, says work remains the same following the resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In an interview with SaskAgToday, Phinney says they’re focused on relationships with the United States, especially with the looming threat of 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods, and talked about what the CCA […]

Farm groups are digesting an announcement made Monday morning from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said he is resigning as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister, once the party selects its next leader. Speaking in front of Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Trudeau also announced the Governor General granted his request of […]

Bred heifers and young bred cows are selling at record high prices, a response to the record high prices being paid for feeder calves. Brenna Grant, the Executive Director of Canfax, which is a division of the Canadian Cattle Association, told Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com in an interview that feeder calf prices increased dramatically through […]

Canada and Indonesia signed a bi-lateral agreement that further advances trade between the two countries. In a news release, the federal government says with Indonesia being Southeast Asia’s largest economy with a GDP of close to $1.9-trillion and a population of 279 million, it holds significant potential for Canadian producers, investors, traders, and service providers. […]

Donald Trump is returning to the Oval Office after getting the 270 electoral seats necessary to win the Presidency in Tuesday’s U.S. Election. Farm Groups in Canada were watching the result closely and are pondering what another Trump Administration means for Canada-U.S. relations moving forward. Vice-President of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) Tyler Fulton: President […]

The Canadian agriculture community is processing the outcome of Tuesday’s U.S. Presidential Election and what the change in administration means to them for the next four years. Republican candidate Donald Trump secured the 270 electoral votes necessary to win the Presidency over Democrat candidate and Vice-President Kamala Harris. As of Wednesday night, Trump has 295 […]

The 111th Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) AGM & Convention is set for next week in Swift Current. President of the Stock Growers Garner Deobald says the theme this year is “reaching new heights”. “Reaching new heights is something that I think we all aspire to,” Deobald explained. “With markets where they’re at, being at […]

The Federal Budget, released Tuesday, contained very few commitments for the agriculture sector, which farm groups say is disappointing on several fronts. The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) said it missed “an extension to the extended rail interswitching pilot, investments in trade-enabling infrastructure, investments in grain-related research and development, initiating a review of the Canada Grains Act, and […]