Internet For Everyone, Hopefully

The federal government is going to try again to jump start a plan to give all Canadians access to high-speed internet.

 

That includes people living in the far north and in rural areas of the country. The plan was put on hold earlier this year because of COVID and all the spending involved with that. But on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau notes the importance of internet in Canada.  "Good, reliable internet isn't a luxury, it's a basic service.  Its a service that every single Canadian deserves. We've made important progress but there are more people still to reach. Today, we're taking another big step forward. Our government is launching the  1.75 billion dollar Universal Broadband Fund to connect all Canadians to high speed internet. This fund will be used to build infrastructure across the country almost entirely in rural and remote communities.  For places that are too far to reach, including remote areas in the north, we have reached a 600 million dollar agreement with Telsat for satelite capacity to improve broadband."

 

Groups like the Canadian Federation of Agriculture are happy with the announcement, saying Canadian farmers need reliable high-speed internet to operate their businesses, especially in a year like this.

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.