Withdrawal Dates on Antibiotics and Building Consumer Trust
By Maria Taschuk University of Saskatchewan student What are antibiotics? And why are they given to cattle? The production of animals for food has …
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Profitability of Low Stress Cattle Handling
By Justin Harcourt University of Saskatchewan student As a fourth-generation rancher, I have always been interested in the business side of the cattle industry. …
Marginal Land: Are Livestock Even Necessary to Meet Global Food Security?
Agriculture Myth Busting There currently exists a global land competition problem. In the current trajectory, North American agricultural productivity will be facing very real …
Canadian Livestock Transportation
By Kolby Haynes University of Saskatchewan student What is livestock transportation? Livestock transportation is when livestock gets transferred from one place to another. This …
Livestock Antibiotics and Hormones: What Role do They Play?
Agriculture Myth Busting In 2014, Canadian fast food chain A&W, aggressively launched a campaign announcing they were only purchasing antibiotic- and synthetic hormone-free animal …
Olymel was Inevitable (and Other Pork Realities)
In May of this year, Canadian pork giant, Olymel, announced that its series of processing plant closures in eastern Canada would be expanding into the …
Diversity in the Canadian Cow-Calf Industry
The story of a sector through the eyes of a young rancher Not Just a Salad Dressing When I refer to ranch, some may …
The Importance of Livestock Pastures
Is all land used for livestock capable of producing plant proteins? Soil quality is crucial for all forms of protein production, regardless of whether the …
Farm to Fork: Agricultural Traceability in Canada and its Benefits to Consumers
By: Deanna Bysterveld, University of Saskatchewan student Recent years have shown an increase in the consumer demand for a greater public knowledge of the safety …
Burned or Benefited Beef:
Why branding is important to the Canadian beef industry By Emily Pearson, University of Saskatchewan When we hear the word branding a lot of different …