A recent episode of Between the Rows, the Glacier FarmMedia podcast, features our very own Len Kahn talking about significant issues facing the Canadian cattle industry.
With the traditional beef burger facing new competition from alternative non-meat proteins, should Canada’s cattle producers be concerned? Food marketing experts Jo-Ann McArthur of Nourish Food Marketing and Len Kahn of Kahntact put the meat and meat-alike markets in perspective. As for the shorter-term outlook in beef cattle values, Canadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther and Canfax’s Brian Perillat discuss current demand and supplies. Hosted by Laura Rance.
You can find the Between the Rows podcast on your favourite podcast app or you can listen to it online here.
There’s a principle taught to engineering students: If you want to see how something works, watch what happens when it comes apart. (And if you’re a parent, you know a lot of kids figure this out on their own.) We all had a front-row seat to the dismantling of our international logistics system when COVID … Read More
Food waste is definitely a ‘thing’ – a recent U.N. study found that the average Canadian wastes 79 kilograms of food per year. And as Jo-Ann notes in her May article, we may be wasting 13.5% more food at home since the start of the pandemic. A recent article by Reynold Bergen in Country Guide notes … Read More
Two new facilities and a combined $147 million investment will position growers in Western Canada to take advantage of new markets Hemp’s potential as a viable cash crop just got a big boost. Two new processing facilities, backed by a significant investment from the Alberta government, will support hemp as a valuable new cash crop … Read More