CFO to host Annual General Meeting via virtual platform to bring chicken industry together

Feb 24, 2021

BURLINGTON, ON – Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) is pleased to host the CFO Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, March 25, 2021, using a virtual platform as we continue to work differently during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The CFO AGM, traditionally held in-person in Mississauga, Ontario, brings together over 400 of the Ontario chicken industry’s stakeholders, including farmer-members from across the province, the processing community and extended value chain, government officials, and academia. CFO is also pleased to welcome fellow provincial chicken Boards from across the country and Chicken Farmers of Canada.

This year, CFO looks forward to welcoming special guest speaker, Maryscott (Scotty) Greenwood, CEO of the Canadian American Business Council. Scotty is a former American diplomat to Canada, a frequent media commentator and public speaker, and an acclaimed business and public policy advocate.

Scotty will provide political insight on Biden – Trudeau relations, potential implications for trade agreements now that there is a new US Administration, and future direction for the World Trade Organization.

Source : Ontario

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.