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CCA Elects New Leadership for 2025–2026
The Canadian Cattle Association completed its 2025 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, March 20, 2025 in Ottawa with a number of events, meetings and election of a new Board of Directors. Tyler Fulton of Birtle, Manitoba moves into the president position taking over from Nathan Phinney of Sackville, New Brunswick who remains on the Board […]
March 21, 2025
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CCA Pleased to See Sustained Increase to Interest-Free Portion of Loans under Advance Payments Program
On Friday, March 7, the Hon. Lawrence MacAulay, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agrifood,announced that for the fourth straight growing season the federal government wouldincrease the interest-free portion of loans under the Advance Payments Program (APP) to$250,000 rather than the default of $100,000. CCA has been advocating for the limit to be kept at $350,000, […]
March 11, 2025
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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders recognizes 2024–2025 program mentors
Calgary, AB — Canadian Cattle Young Leaders is pleased to announce this program year’s industry-leading mentors who are kindly investing their expertise and time to offer guidance to the next generation of the Canadian beef industry. Each year, the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program selects 16 program participants ages 18–35 from across the country and […]
February 5, 2025
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Canadian Beef Producers Extremely Disappointed by US Tariffs to Begin February 4
February 2, 2025—for immediate release Calgary, AB – The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) and National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) are extremely disappointed that 25% tariffs will be implemented on Tuesday, February 4 on all products imported into the United States from Canada. We will continue working together with the Government of Canada and partners on […]
February 2, 2025
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Farm groups call for reversal of capital gains inclusion rate
(OTTAWA, ON – January 17, 2025) The over 130,000 Canadian farmers and ranchers represented by the Canadian Canola Growers Association, Canadian Cattle Association and Grain Growers of Canada are calling on the Government of Canada to reverse its decision to administer the proposed capital gains inclusion rate legislation. Despite the fact that the Deputy Prime […]
January 17, 2025
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Canadian Cattle Association Welcomes New Communications Manager
Calgary, AB – The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) welcomes Tina Zakowsky to the Canadian Cattle Association team as Communications Manager in the Calgary head office. Tina has spent the last 18 years working in communications roles at the Canadian Angus Association. She volunteers for the Calgary Stampede and has volunteered with the Canadian Beef Industry […]
January 6, 2025
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New trade agreement between Canada and Indonesia will bring new opportunities for Canadian Beef producers.
Calgary, Alberta On behalf of Canada’s 60,000 beef producers, the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA)welcomes the recently announced trade agreement between Canada and Indonesia. During the Team Canada Trade Mission to Indonesia, Canada’s Minister of International Tradesigned a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada and Indonesia to establish abilateral dialogue on sanitary and phytosanitary issues to […]
December 3, 2024
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Canadian Cattle Association Pleased with Federal Funding of Several Industry Improvement Initiatives
Regina, SK Tyler Fulton, Vice President of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), was glad to be in Reginatoday at the Canadian Western Agribition (CWA), Canada’s largest livestock and beef cattleshow, where the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Foodhighlighted an investment of up to $4,569,682 for 4 projects to the CCA. The funding is […]
November 26, 2024
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Canadian Beef Producer Advisory – September 13, 2024
Emerging Animal Health Issue: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Dairy Cattle Guidance and precautions for beef and dairy cattle participating in United States agricultural exhibitions to mitigate the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Canadian cattle ATTENTION: Producers considering travelling with cattle (beef & dairy) to US and producers returning to Canada following […]
September 13, 2024
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Canadian Cattle Young Leaders announce 2024 Finalists
Calgary, AB – The Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Program, a national youth initiative of the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA), is pleased to announce its 16 finalists for the 2024-2025 program year. The annual CYL Selections Competition took place on August 20, 2024, at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Saskatoon, SK. During the competition, […]
September 9, 2024
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