CATTLE

Did you know that Canadian farmers and ranchers protect native grasslands through raising cattle? In this article, conservationists help to shine light on the immense benefits of raising beef cattle in Canada: https://www.innovatingcanada.ca/industry/a-fresh-understanding-of-the-benefits-of-raising-cattle-in-canada/

Canada has one of the healthiest and most productive cattle herds in the world.  The production of high-quality beef begins the way it has for more than a century in Canada – with the raising of calves alongside mother cows on pastures and grasslands. There is no better method for getting beef cattle off to a good start than fresh air, clean water, and the individual attention a mother cow provides her calf.  Read more in this article: https://www.cattle.ca/resources/producer

Beef cattle farming is a key component of Canadian agriculture. The four Western provinces account for about 85 per cent of beef cattle on Canadian cattle farms, with nearly one-half in Alberta alone. Beef farms make up about one-quarter of all farms in Canada, second only to field crops, while the dollar value of live cattle exports ranks just behind spring wheat, canola and durum exports. Canada ranks among the world’s top 10 per capita consumers and exporters of beef. Read

In Canada, there are approximately 11.9 million beef cattle on over 71,000 farms across the country. Beef cattle are raised throughout B.C., which has about five per cent of the national beef herd. There are over 4,000 beef farms across the province. Read more in this article: https://spca.bc.ca/programs-services/farm-animal-programs/farm-animal-production/beef-cattle/