CANAGPLUS AGM IN CHARLOTTETOWN

Aug 20, 2019

Starting in 2019, the annual general meeting for CanAgPlus, the not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates the CanadaGAP Program, will be held in different regions of the country to improve participation and facilitate engagement by members. The 2019 Annual General Meeting will be held in Charlottetown, PEI on Thursday, November 28 at 2:00 p.m. ADT, at the Red Shores Racetrack & Casino.

A town hall interactive session with members in attendance is scheduled to follow the AGM, says Heather Gale, executive director. Members will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in an open discussion with CanadaGAP.

Members are invited to join the board of directors for dinner following the AGM, generously sponsored by Syngenta. The dinner starts at 6:00 p.m. at the Top of the Park restaurant.

Source : The Grower

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.