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Advocacy
CCA advocates both domestically and internationally on behalf of Canada’s beef farmers and ranchers to the federal government on issues that impact the sector. Key areas of focus include trade and market access, risk management programming, environmental policies, food regulations, and other competitiveness priority policies. Beef farmers and ranchers who sit on CCA’s and provincial […]
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Grasslands Conservation Initiative (GCI)
OVERVIEW The GCI is a proposed producer-initiated program led by the Canadian Cattle Association with the endorsement of Canada’s leading conservation and producer organizations to develop a host of solutions where conservation and stewardship of Canada’s native prairie grasslands provides an economic and intergenerational benefit to ranchers. The Challenge Figure 1: Human altered landscape and […]
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Canadian Beef Breeds Council
The awareness of the role that beef cattle genetics and CBBC’s members play in sustainable beef production has increased substantially in recent years. Throughout 2023 CBBC continued to focus on building collaborative partnerships both within the seedstock sector and across the entire beef production chain to advance our vision of being a world leader in […]
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Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Key Highlights The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is led by its multi-stakeholder membership, guided by an elected council and four committees, with over 50% member organization participation. Six new members joined the CRSB in 2022-23. Voting Members Non-Voting Members Progress Overview The National Beef Sustainability Assessment measures different environmental, social and economic indicators […]
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Youth Council
2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the Canadian Cattle Youth Council, which was created to give young beef producers an opportunity to learn industry leadership skills while bringing the viewpoints of the next generation to the table. Over 50 young beef producers from across Canada have held a seat on the council board since 2013. […]
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Public & Stakeholder Engagement Program
As part of the Connectivity and Beef Demand Pillars in the National Beef Strategy The Public and Stakeholder Engagement (PSE) program, jointly delivered by the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) and Canada Beef, coordinates national public trust issue management and proactive content on the benefits of raising beef cattle in Canada. The team worked with Beef […]
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Canfax
Canfax Cattle Market Update- 2023 in Review The first half of 2023 was marked by high feed costs but also record high prices. Drought again hit a portion of the Prairies, pushing heifers into feedlots, and delaying herd expansion despite record high calf prices. Feedlots had average margins in the black on the cash market […]
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Beef Cattle Research Council
The Beef Cattle Research Council’s (BCRC’s) mission is to lead the Canadian beef industry as the most prominent supporter of cattle, forage and beef research with a producer-led Council who invests producer funds into research and technology transfer to support growth in beef demand, increase productivity and earn public trust. The BCRC currently funds more […]
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Division Reports