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Food inflation in Canada shows signs of easing yet prices remain high
Statistics Canada said Tuesday the cost of groceries in February rose 10.6 per cent compared with a year before, down from an 11.4 per ...
Canadian grocery giant rebounds from Sobeys cyberattack
Grocery giant Empire Company Ltd. said persistent inflation, changing customer habits due to higher costs and a cyberattack all weighed on its business in ...
With agrivoltaics ‘we don’t have to choose between solar power and producing food’
We need land for crops and to restore biodiversity, and land for renewable energy installations as the world weans itself off fossil fuels ...
RC Show 2023 Releases Dynamic Speaker Lineup of Industry Voices
The foodservice and hospitality industry is facing a wide variety of challenges. From labour shortages to supply chain challenges, to looking for ways to ...
Canadian dairy plant becomes unlikely symbol of defiance for Ukrainian farmers
The cows on Lyuba Pastushok's farm are like her "cheeky children," she explained in Ukrainian as she walked among her growing herd, gently cooing ...
FCC REPORT:Canada’s farmland values continued to climb in 2022
The average value of Canadian farmland increased by 12.8 per cent in 2022, amid strong farm income, elevated input prices and rising interest rates ...
Unusual Clinical Signs and Uncommon Organisms Highlight CWSHIN Fourth Quarter Report
The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is stepping up its focus on new or uncommon organisms and unusual clinical signs reported by swine ...
Canada posts surprise January trade surplus of C$1.9 billion on export gains
Canada recorded an unexpected trade surplus of C$1.9 billion ($1.38 billion) in January, driven by broad-based gains in exports, while imports posted a smaller ...
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Food and Farming Champion Award Helps Connect Consumers with Agriculture
The Executive Director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan says the Food and Farming Champion Award is an opportunity to draw attention to the ...
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Food inflation in Canada shows signs of easing yet prices remain high
Statistics Canada said Tuesday the cost of groceries in February rose 10.6 per cent compared with a year before, down from an 11.4 per cent year-over-year increase in January …
Canadian grocery giant rebounds from Sobeys cyberattack
Grocery giant Empire Company Ltd. said persistent inflation, changing customer habits due to higher costs and a cyberattack all weighed on its business in its third quarter, reporting net earnings…
With agrivoltaics ‘we don’t have to choose between solar power and producing food’
We need land for crops and to restore biodiversity, and land for renewable energy installations as the world weans itself off fossil fuels by Angela Mehta – Reuters At the…
RC Show 2023 Releases Dynamic Speaker Lineup of Industry Voices
The foodservice and hospitality industry is facing a wide variety of challenges. From labour shortages to supply chain challenges, to looking for ways to reduce food waste, to continued debt…
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Tensions brim over CUSMA ahead of Biden’s Ottawa Visit
It’s been less than three years since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA as the law of the land in continental trade, and there are already hints of the existential anxiety…
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Some of the world’s leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian…
U.S. farm, food groups urge Congress to pass authority for new trade deals
More than 50 U.S. agriculture and food groups on Thursday urged Congress to approve new legislation enabling the United States to negotiate more free-trade agreements, arguing that without them American…
China’s pig farms battle new surge in African swine fever
A surge in African swine fever infections in China is set to reduce hog output later this year, farm managers and analysts said this week, pushing up prices in the…
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Food inflation in Canada shows signs of easing yet prices remain high
Statistics Canada said Tuesday the cost of groceries in February rose 10.6 per cent compared with a year before, down from an 11.4 per cent year-over-year increase in January by Brett Bundale - The Canadian Press Food inflation appears to be easing in Canada, but experts say shoppers shouldn't expect lower prices at the grocery store. Yet a falling food inflation rate doesn't mean the price of food is ...
Canadian grocery giant rebounds from Sobeys cyberattack
Grocery giant Empire Company Ltd. said persistent inflation, changing customer habits due to higher costs and a cyberattack all weighed on its business in its third quarter, reporting net earnings fell by almost 78 per cent from the same period a year earlier The Canadian Press "This was not a straightforward quarter," said Michael Medline, Empire's president and chief executive on a call with analysts Thursday. "We saw customers ...
With agrivoltaics ‘we don’t have to choose between solar power and producing food’
We need land for crops and to restore biodiversity, and land for renewable energy installations as the world weans itself off fossil fuels by Angela Mehta - Reuters At the same time, there’s never been so much pressure on global agriculture systems as climate change bites. Is there any way to reconcile these seemingly competing demands? Putting solar panels on farmland, known as agrivoltaics, has been a bit of a ...
RC Show 2023 Releases Dynamic Speaker Lineup of Industry Voices
The foodservice and hospitality industry is facing a wide variety of challenges. From labour shortages to supply chain challenges, to looking for ways to reduce food waste, to continued debt recovery, and mental health and burnout, the industry continues to innovate, hustle and put its heart on the line to keep doors open and customers fed Restaurants Canada is ready to address these issues at this year’s RC ...
Canadian dairy plant becomes unlikely symbol of defiance for Ukrainian farmers
The cows on Lyuba Pastushok's farm are like her "cheeky children," she explained in Ukrainian as she walked among her growing herd, gently cooing to them and softly petting their heads by Laura Osman - The Canadian Press A few years ago there were only five cows on her small family operation in Holoskovychi, a rural community an hour and a half east of the nearest city of Lviv, in ...
FCC REPORT:Canada’s farmland values continued to climb in 2022
The average value of Canadian farmland increased by 12.8 per cent in 2022, amid strong farm income, elevated input prices and rising interest rates The demand for farmland remained robust and the supply of farmland available for sale continues to be limited, according to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report. Farmland values saw the highest increase since 2014 and follow gains of 8.3 per cent in 2021 and 5.4 ...
Unusual Clinical Signs and Uncommon Organisms Highlight CWSHIN Fourth Quarter Report
The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is stepping up its focus on new or uncommon organisms and unusual clinical signs reported by swine practitioners by Bruce Cochrane - Farmscape.ca The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network has released its swine disease surveillance report for the fourth quarter of 2022. CWSHIN Manager Dr. Jette Christensen says much of the discussion focused on unusual clinical signs detected by the practitioners ...