More Grain Moved Through Saskatchewan According To CN, CP

Aug 30, 2017

Canada’s two national railways have been moving more grain than ever the past two years.

CN had a record year in 2016/17 as did CP in 2014/15.

Wade Sobkowich, the executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association says both companies have responded in the 90 per-cent range in recent years.

He says that will allow grain companies to deal with more customers.

“That’s allowed the grain companies to manage their logistics in a more precise way,” Sobkowich said. “It’s allowed them to get product to customers within the delivery windows and the sales contract. It’s allowed them to schedule farmer deliveries and not have to reschedule them as often.”

Source : CKRM

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.