Beef certification program launches incentive

Mar 11, 2026

Beef producers who are Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef certified will receive $400 in October 2026 as part of the recently launched CRSB Certified Producer Incentive.

Certified producers, those who maintain and update certification and who earn certification before June 30, 2026, are currently eligible for the incentive payment as long as they’ve completed related eligibility requirements, including:

Agreeing to share information with the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) for chain of custody purposes.
Submitting cattle birth dates into the Canadian Livestock Tracking System (CLTS) if they’re a cow-calf operation.
Submitting move-in events on the CLTS if they’re a backgrounding or feedlot operation.

This incentive program is entirely funded by CRSB and replaces the previous Cargill Recognition Credit.

That credit was a “top up” payment to fill the gap between $400, the maximum for the Recognition Credit, and the amount that the operation earned via Cargill Qualifying Cattle Credits for cattle that qualified for a CRSB Claim processed by Cargill.

The CRSB incentive will provide the full $400 for all eligible producers in 2026, regardless of where cattle are processed.

Payment amounts will shift going forward because they will be calculated based on available funds from beef sold and then evenly distributed to eligible beef producers. CRSB payment dollars are from the three cents per pound contributed from every certified sustainable beef sold.

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