McDonald’s sues top meat packers for allegedly colluding to inflate the price of beef

The fast food giant is suing the U.S. meat industry’s “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their subsidiaries, alleging a price fixing scheme…
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Animal Health Canada Receives Funding Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership

Animal Health Canada has been awarded 13 million dollars to further its efforts to improve the health and welfare of farmed animals in Canada   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca…
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McDonald’s sues top meat packers for allegedly colluding to inflate the price of beef

The fast food giant is suing the U.S. meat industry's “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their ...

Animal Health Canada Receives Funding Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership

Animal Health Canada has been awarded 13 million dollars to further its efforts to improve the health and welfare of farmed animals in Canada ...

U.S. port strike suspended until January to allow time for contract talks

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports says it has reached a deal to suspend their strike until ...

Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting ...

CFIA Notice: Update to Policy on Import Return of Meat Products from Canada

CFIA has updated the Policy on import (return) to Canada of meat products that were exported from Canada to include import requirements of exported ...

Manitoba Pork Urges Ottawa to Defend Canadian Agricultural Trade

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on the Government of Canada to do more to ensure international trade agreements, like the Canada-European ...

Canada Says System to Protect Dairy, Other Agrifood Sectors Off Limits in Trade Talks

Canada Trade Minister Mary Ng said Tuesday the country's system of tariffs and quotas aimed at protecting its dairy, egg and chicken producers - ...

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US farmers call for vaccine option to fight bird flu as wildfowl migration begins

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Agriculture groups urge White House action ahead of possible ports strike

Nearly 200 agriculture organizations on Friday morning urged the White House to address key U.S. agricultural supply chain issues in the face of a ...

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McDonald’s sues top meat packers for allegedly colluding to inflate the price of beef

The fast food giant is suing the U.S. meat industry’s “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their subsidiaries, alleging a price fixing scheme…

Animal Health Canada Receives Funding Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership

Animal Health Canada has been awarded 13 million dollars to further its efforts to improve the health and welfare of farmed animals in Canada   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca…

U.S. port strike suspended until January to allow time for contract talks

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports says it has reached a deal to suspend their strike until January to provide time to negotiate…

Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting the nation’s dairy cows, health officials…

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Years-long ban on Canadian beef highlights uncertainty of Chinese market

China’s ongoing ban on Canadian beef appears to have no end in sight, making it a textbook example of the uncertainty Canadian exporters continue to face in that market  …

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Awards through Landmark Meat and Poultry Processing Investment

Over $325 million total investment in 74 independent meat and poultry processing projects already strengthening food supply chain, creating new jobs and supporting American farmers      U.S. Department of…

Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Bail Out Lab-Grown Meat Companies

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Cabinet focuses on Canada-US trade relations

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McDonald’s sues top meat packers for allegedly colluding to inflate the price of beef

The fast food giant is suing the U.S. meat industry's “Big Four” — Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef Packing Company — and their subsidiaries, alleging a price fixing scheme for beef specifically.     by Wyatt Grantham-Phillips - Associated Press In a federal complaint, filed Friday in New York, McDonald's accused the companies of anticompetitive measures such as collectively limiting supply to boost prices and charge “illegally inflated” amounts. This collusion ...

Animal Health Canada Receives Funding Through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership

Animal Health Canada has been awarded 13 million dollars to further its efforts to improve the health and welfare of farmed animals in Canada   by Bruce Cochrane - Farmscape.ca   Animal Health Canada has secured funding through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriAssurance Program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help continue its collaborative work to advance animal health and welfare in Canada.   The Funding announcement was made ...

U.S. port strike suspended until January to allow time for contract talks

The union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports says it has reached a deal to suspend their strike until January to provide time to negotiate a new contract    by Sean Boynton - Global News The International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance said in a joint statement they have reached a tentative deal on wage increases, a key sticking point in the labour ...

Two California dairy workers were infected with bird flu, latest human cases in US

Two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th human cases detected this year in an ongoing outbreak affecting the nation's dairy cows, health officials said    by Jones Aleccia - The Associated Press The latest cases were found in workers who had contact with infected cattle in California's Central Valley, where more than 50 herds have been affected since August. The workers developed eye redness ...

CFIA Notice: Update to Policy on Import Return of Meat Products from Canada

CFIA has updated the Policy on import (return) to Canada of meat products that were exported from Canada to include import requirements of exported meat products shipments for all countries including the United States     The policy has been updated to include new operational procedures and a new application form (CFIA form 5980) which is PDF fillable document.    "The CFIA has implemented a 3-month transition period to allow ...

Manitoba Pork Urges Ottawa to Defend Canadian Agricultural Trade

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on the Government of Canada to do more to ensure international trade agreements, like the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, work as intended for Canadian agriculture   by Bruce Cochrane - Farmscape.ca   An article circulated through Manitoba community newspapers and posted to Manitoba Pork's web site examines international trade, the role of Canadian agriculture in the global market and ...

Canada Says System to Protect Dairy, Other Agrifood Sectors Off Limits in Trade Talks

Canada Trade Minister Mary Ng said Tuesday the country's system of tariffs and quotas aimed at protecting its dairy, egg and chicken producers - known as supply management - is off limits in future negotiations on trade pacts   by Paul Vieira - Market Watch "I have been clear that supply management will be protected and it won't be a part of future trade negotiations," Ng told reporters in Ottawa. ...

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