Canadian Cattle Association

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 […]

Farmers who have applied for a cash advance through the Advance Payments Program (APP) may be pleased with Monday’s announcement from the federal government. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lawrence MacAulay announced the interest-free portion of the APP is going up from $100-thousand to $250-thousand for 2024. The interest-free amount has fluctuated over the […]

The United Kingdom deciding to suspend bi-lateral trade negotiations with Canada over a handful of issues may be a tactic that could backfire, according to Canada’s High Commissioner Ralph Goodale. On Thursday, the U.K. announced the suspension of talks after Canada decided not to extend two temporary trade measures – a special quota on U.K. […]

A collaborative effort is being made to conserve grasslands across the country. The Canadian Cattle Association, Ducks Unlimited Canada, and the Nature Conservancy of Canada created the Grasslands Conservation Initiative (CGI). Vice President of the CCA Tyler Fulton says it’s geared to the ranching community. “The way it would kind of work is there’d be […]

Three cattle groups are calling on the federal government to defend Canada’s science-based trade standards. The Canadian Cattle Association, Canadian Meat Council, and the National Cattle Feeders’ Association launched a campaign yesterday (Tues) called “Say No to a Bad Deal”. President of the CCA Nathan Phinney says the campaign raises awareness of ongoing bi-lateral trade talks between Canada and the […]

The cattle sector is hoping satellite technology will be the answer for providing forage insurance comparable to how multi-peril insurance works for grain farmers. Collaboration is occurring between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the three prairie crop insurance agencies, Canadian Cattle Association, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association and Global Ag Risk Solutions in an effort to make […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is going back to a familiar face to take on the Agriculture portfolio. Lawrence MacAulay is back as Federal Ag Minister, replacing Marie-Claude Bibeau. MacAulay, who was once the Agriculture Minister until 2019 when Bibeau took his place, was previously the Minister of Veterans Affairs; Bibeau has been shuffled over to […]

Two Saskatchewan residents are among 24 semi-finalists of the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) Canadian Cattle Young Leaders Program (CYL) for the upcoming 2023-24 program year. Brooke Martin grew up on a commercial cow-calf operation north of Piapot, and Levi Hurlburt is from Moose Jaw but grew up on a seed-stock operation northwest of Saskatoon. “I’m […]

Semi-Finalists for the CCA’s Cattle Young Leaders Program – Brooke Martin and Levi Hurlburt of Saskatchewan – talk about their reaction to getting this far in the program, what they wrote in their application, and what they enjoy most about being in the ag industry. You’ll also hear from the CCA Youth Leadership Coordinator Jessica […]