MESSAGE FROM PIERRE LAMPRON, PRESIDENT, DAIRY FARMERS OF CANADA

Nov 19, 2021

OTTAWA - The flooding in the B.C. interior poses a great risk to human life. We are also deeply concerned for the health and safety of farmers and farm workers as well as livestock in the affected areas. In the face of this natural disaster, dairy farmers are showing great community spirit in helping those affected by the floods.

Our first concern is for the safety of residents of the affected areas. We also want to ensure that the supply chains can be maintained so the residents have access to the goods they need, including dairy products. We are in regular contact with our colleagues from the B.C. Dairy Association and the BC Milk Marketing Board and have offered our full support. Furthermore, we are in contact with Agriculture and Agri-foods Canada to identify emergency assistance and programs to support the dairy farmers affected by the floods.

We urge all those in the affected areas to heed the advice of public officials. Most importantly, we wish to extend our gratitude to the many first responders and volunteers – the heroes – working to help the individuals and animals that have been stranded or displaced by the flooding.

Source : Dairy Farmers of Canada

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.