Food From Greener Pastures
Beef Producers: Stewards of the land, for now and for the future
Kim Sytsma and her husband Charlie of Eighth Line Farm in Ontario, like many Canadian beef producers, work every day to ensure both the land they manage and the business they built are not only sustained, but improved for future generations of Canadians. “It’s my job to leave the land better than I found it,” says Kim.
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Posted by OFAC on April 21st, 2010 :: Filed under
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Source:Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, 19.dec.08
Calgary, AB — FoodLogiQ, the leading provider of On Demand food safety and traceability software, today announced that they have signed an agreement with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association to provide a value added traceability solution to its members.
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Posted by Admin on July 21st, 2009 :: Filed under
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Green Acres comes to the Western Fair as some kids see a cow for the first time.
BY APRIL ROBINSON, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA, London Free Press, 2007.09.15
A black cow — a prized Limousin heifer — rests in a pen beside a raffle table at the Western Fair. “Win $1200 or Freezer Beef,” a sign reads.
The sight caught 23-year-old Lilla Pferschy of London by surprise.
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Posted by Admin on July 19th, 2009 :: Filed under
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Jennifer Bain, Toronto Star, 2007.04.04
The real deal about veal; The Ontario Veal Association president opens her barn for a tour, encouraging butchers, supermarkets, chefs and consumers to learn more about this lean red meat
Ontario farmers want you to know how they do – and don’t – produce veal.
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Posted by Admin on July 19th, 2009 :: Filed under
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Safety comes first at a spanking new Kemptville cattle barn specializing in the delicate task of ‘romancing’ ornery bulls
BY TOM VAN DUSEN, Ottawa Sun, 2007.09.09
SAFETY OF THE HANDLERS
That’s got to be one of the main considerations when you’re building a new barn and pens to house cantankerous bulls at a semen extraction operation.
And safety was indeed worked into Eastern Breeders Inc.’s $800,000 “first of its kind” replacement sire barn officially opened last week.
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Posted by Admin on July 19th, 2009 :: Filed under
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The Edmonton Journal, Wed 09 Nov 2005, By David Finlayson
EDMONTON – Being the cow boss at Canada’s largest ranch has its challenges, especially when animals are scattered over 95 kilometres one way and 50 kilometres the other.
“We’re really no different than any other cow-calf operation. Things just take a little longer,” said Stan Jacobs, who has worked at Douglas Lake Cattle Company for 18 years.
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Posted by Admin on June 10th, 2009 :: Filed under
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