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Dr. John Church and His Wonderful Drones

Consumer drones have become the hobby of choice for a growing number of eager video enthusiasts. The technology behind the drone and the camera payload has rapidly broken performance barriers…

Q&A with Dennis Laycraft: The Beef Conference 2016

When we had our last Q & A with Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) Executive Vice President Dennis Laycraft, it was shortly following his November 2015 appointment as the newly elected…

Beretta’s Frozen Butcher Setting the Online Bar

Beretta Farms of Ontario has long been regarded for their quality, heritage and sustainable meat products but when they added the Frozen Butcher concept, guaranteeing nationwide delivery within 48 hours,…

Q & A: Melinda German and Ron Glaser on the 2016 Check-Off Program

This past January, the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency announced the appointment of Melinda German as their new general manager. The announcement meant more than just…

Lawrence MacAulay Q&A

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet in November, the appointment of Lawrence MacAulay as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food was welcomed by the industry. MacAulay is well…

Rick Bergmann Q&A

Rick Bergmann has been voted to chair the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) for a second term and he couldn’t be more delighted. He has been running his own hog farm…

A COOL Round Table Discussion with CCA

photo: CCA’s Dennis Laycraft, Dave Solverson, John Masswohl When you attend the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s Semi-Annual Meeting, recently held in Winnipeg this past August, you get the feeling you’re at…

Douglas Lake Ranch Q & A: Canada’s Oldest Cattle Ranch

Few Ranches in Canada have a history like the Douglas Lake Ranch. It has the distinction of being one of the oldest working ranches in the country as well as…

Q&A with Martin Unrau: Lifelong Cattleman

Martin Unrau is a life long cattleman who is no stranger to the trade deal table, who has seen his share of committee meetings, and trade junkets abroad, and has…

Candace Brown: The Heritage Chicken Lady

Candace Brown didn’t exactly think she was going to venture into Heritage Chicken Farming when she was searching for farmland south of Winnipeg a couple years ago. She’d grown up…

Our April 2024 Issue

In our April 2024 issue we feature, Harvey’s celebrates 65 years, the annual Power of Meat Report, bird flu poses challenges for meat producers, FCC reports improved margins for 2024, U.S. meat labelling rules causing concern, support for temporary foreign workers, navigating Bill-C-58, and much more!