A joint message from the Ontario chicken industry

Mar 27, 2020

The information surrounding COVID-19 is vast and continually evolving.

The Association of Ontario Chicken Processors (AOCP), Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO), Ontario Agri Business Association (OABA), Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commission (OBHECC), Ontario Hatcheries Association (OHA) and Poultry Service Association (PSA) have collaborated to communicate the following health and safety measures to all relevant stakeholders in the Ontario chicken industry.

Together, we are committed to ensuring the Ontario chicken industry remains reliable and strong during the pandemic. Collectively, we are working hard to ensure Ontarians have access to a steady supply of fresh, locally grown chicken.

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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.