The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is warning about risks to the future of ranching as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The group is calling for a federal program that would allow producers to be able to keep their animals longer.
The plan would involve feeding cattle a maintenance diet instead of the more nutrient-dense growth diet they are usually fed before slaughter. “It is certainly reminiscent of the really hard times that we had in the early 2000s.
So we are very concerned about the long-term viability of farming and ranching in Canada and that’s why we made some very strategic recommendations to the federal government about why we need investment today,” said Fawn Jackson, the association’s director of government and