Agricultural Issues To Be Discussed In The Saskatchewan Legislature This Spring

Mar 07, 2017

Agriculture minister Lyle Stewart expects several farm issues to come up in the legislature this spring.

Stewart says the 2016 harvest should wrap up this spring, and there could be talk about wildlife crop damage over winter.

He also sees foreign trade as an issue.

He says there remains some uncertainty about the U.S. attitude towards the North American Trade Agreement.

He says Saskatchewan will have to make the case that NAFTA is good for both the U.S. and Canada.

He also expects ratification of the Canada-European trade deal shortly in the European Union.

Source : CKRM

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.