KAP Presents Pre-Budget Wishlist

Oct 30, 2017

The provincial government heard concerns from Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) last week at one of its pre-budget consultations.

KAP President Dan Mazier says one of their requests was to see increased investments in research and innovation, and economic development.

"The province has always commented, and especially the new government, it wants to grow agriculture, and even the federal government, off the Barton Report, has been talking about growing agriculture as it sees the most potential, but they have not, as a province, increased spending in research and innovation, and economic development over the last 10 years."

KAP would also like to see additional investments in rural infrastructure.

Source : Steinbachonline

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.