Crop Logistics Working Group Receives Renewed Mandate

Feb 20, 2015

Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced that the Crop Logistics Working Group (CLWG) has received its third mandate to bring together agriculture sector experts to provide advice on how to improve the grain handling and transportation system.

"Canada’s crop industry is a vital part of the Canadian economy and we will continue to work with all parts of the supply chain to get farmers’ products to market," said Ritz. "The renewed mandate for the CLWG will support the government’s long-term strategy to strengthen and modernize Canada’s grain sector to position it for future growth."

The working group will be chaired by Murdoch MacKay and will include representation from across the agriculture sector.

"I look forward to working with my industry colleagues to find ways of improving and strengthening the grain supply chain," said MacKay, who also serves as the Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission.

The first meeting took place Thursday in Winnipeg.

Source: PortageOnline

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.