KAP President Meets With CN Rail In Vancouver

Nov 28, 2016

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) recently took part in meetings in Vancouver to discuss grain transportation with companies such as CN Rail and Cargill.

KAP President Dan Mazier took part in the trip, which was organized by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. Farm Groups from Alberta and Saskatchewan also took part.

"We learnt lots about CN and how they operate and their issues that they have, but also the Port Authority. They're the people that we don't get to talk to very much," he commented.

Mazier says CN is adamant that they are ready to move this year's crop, however there may be some challenges along the way.

"This year, we all understand the harvest variability of the crop in western Canada, that's posing some challenges to the distribution system as far as getting the right quality of grain back to port," he explained.

Source : Portageonline

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.