CRSB Participates in GRSB Conference

Oct 24, 2024

Ryan Beierbach (CRSB Chair), Monica Hadarits and Andrea White (CRSB staff) attended and actively participated in the Global Conference on Sustainable Beef, held from September 30 to October 2 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. There were a total of eight Canadian delegates representing various organizations. On September 30th, the National Roundtable community, comprised of 12 regional roundtables (of which CRSB is one), came together for a session that included strategic discussions on climate and biodiversity as well as annual progress updates. CRSB and Europe co-chaired this session. There were also representatives from Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, U.S., Mexico, New Zealand, Paraguay and Uruguay. The opportunity for in-person discussion and knowledge sharing was very valuable.

On October 1st, there were various sessions. You can find the agenda here. Two sessions were led by Canadian delegates. One called ‘Calculating global greenhouse gas emissions from livestock and pathways for region-specific emissions reductions’. Brenna Grant with Canfax Research Services co-chaired, presented and participated as a panelist at this session. Amie Peck with the Canadian Cattle Association and Andrea White with the CRSB co-chaired a session on ‘Communicating success stories in global beef sustainability’. Andrea also participated as a panelist and shared the National Beef Sustainability Assessment and our communications results and learnings with the audience.

The sessions on October 2nd featured beef producers from different regions and discussions around ESG (environmental and social governance), data, innovation, as well as international advocacy. Dennis Laycraft with the Canadian Cattle Association shared his insights on the international advocacy panel.

It was a great week to learn and connect with our international partners and support alignment in global beef sustainability discussions and strategies. The conference was capped off with three different full day tours, including research stations, processing facilities and beef farms and ranches.

Video: A Farm Song (Busy) | Parody of A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey

Lyrics:

My days begin with workin’, Alarm’s at 5 o’clock,
I Fill 5 gallon buckets, The feeders and the troughs,
This five to nine ain’t workin’, why the heck do I work so hard?,
I can’t worry ‘bout health problems, I can sleep in when I’m gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

I’ve been working pretty stressed but,
I ain’t changing for some cash,
Lord knows that I’m very blessed (More chores),
But I gotta say it’s hard,
Workin’ outside gettin’ charred,
Living out here on the farm, (more chores)

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history
There’s another 20 chickens that still need feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm getting’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Fun, here on ranch that’s what you can’t ignore,
Might be pretty hard but I love it to its core,
Flannel’s gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores (Tell ‘em sing with me)

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
Watching cattle in the dark, don’t miss me,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
(Yeeeeeehaw)
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
It’s the best bro, go get yourself a farm