Beef Industry

• Extreme drought could hurt future beef supply in U.S. and Canada, experts warn

  Experts say that farmers will increasingly struggle with profitability amid the unpredictable seasons as climate change makes drought, flooding and wildfires more common.

  Environment

  Feb 20, 2023
  
• Beef industry voices ‘serious concerns’ about Coutts border blockade

  Canadian beef producers say they are seriously concerned about the impact the blockade at a southern Alberta border crossing is having on their industry.

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2022
  
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• BC SPCA seizes 216 ‘neglected’ beef cows from Vancouver Island property

  The animals were suffering from a wide range of issues and illness, including emaciation, lameness, eye infections and pneumonia, according to the BC SPCA.

  Crime

  Jan 21, 2022
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• Cargill workers in Alberta vote 71% in favour of contract offer

  The threat of a strike at an Alberta beef processing plant has been averted after workers accepted the owner's latest offer.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2021
• Cargill, union reach tentative deal that could avert strike at Alberta meat plant

  The union representing workers at the meat-packing plant that was the site of one of Canada's largest COVID-19 outbreaks says it's reached a tentative deal with Cargill.

  Money

  Dec 1, 2021
• Cattle-hauling employees disappointed to not qualify for Critical Worker Benefit

  The company, which is deemed an essential service, transports live cattle to packaging plants, so that it can be processed.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2021
• Alberta company directly connects beef producers to consumers

  The Craft Beef Company is way to show Albertans where their beef is coming from and what it's fed.

  Consumer

  Jan 31, 2021
• ‘Megascale’ slaughterhouses, meat-packing plants put beef industry at risk: report

  A study released Wednesday warned that beef production shutdowns similar to what occurred early in the pandemic could "easily happen again.''

  Health

  Dec 16, 2020
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• JBS beef plant in Alberta returning to 2 shifts per day after COVID-19 outbreak

  The JBS beef-processing plant in southern Alberta was planning to return to two shifts a day on Thursday for the first time in a month.

  Economy

  May 20, 2020
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• Feds announce $8.3M in support for beef industry amid standoff with China

  Canada's beef industry is getting $8.3 million in federal funds, the bulk of it aimed at growing its international market reach as a trade standoff with China continues.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2019