Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart returns from Japan

Nov 21, 2017

Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart is back from his trade mission to Japan.

He says they had a very busy schedule, meeting with companies to promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership as well as promoting market development and investment opportunities:

"They're poising themselves to take another look at Canada," he said. "They are very interested in the food possibilities in Saskatchewan, and so that's one of the main things that trip was about."

He says the TPP-11 is going to be a very beneficial agreement assuming it’s followed through on.

Japan is Saskatchewan’s largest market for non-durum wheat, fifth largest market for durum wheat and our second largest market for canola seed exports.

Source : Discoverestevan

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.