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Agency Elects New Board at Annual General Meeting

The Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency (the Agency) is pleased to announce the Board of Directors for 2017-18 following the Annual General Meeting on August 15,…

Scientists to Examine Potential of Using Dust to Identify Presence of Pathogens in Feed

The Swine Health Information Centre, in partnership with Kansas State University, is spearheading a study to examine the potential of using dust in feed mills to determine whether feed ingredients…

We’re Not Having Any of That: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Says They Will Resist U.S. Protectionism

The governments of Canada and British Columbia are working under the AgriRecovery disaster framework to determine the type of assistance that may be required by British Columbia’s agriculture sector to…

Governments Assessing Impact of Wildfires on BC’s Agriculture Sector

The governments of Canada and British Columbia are working under the AgriRecovery disaster framework to determine the type of assistance that may be required by British Columbia’s agriculture sector to…

Myth: Going Meatless One Day A Week Can Have A Significant Environmental Impact

The data shows that reducing meat consumption one day per week as recommended by the Meatless Monday campaign has a negligible impact on greenhouse gas emissions According to the Environmental…

NPPC Optimistic NEW NAFTA Will Improve Outlook for North American Pork Trade

The National Pork Producers Council is optimistic a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement will see the preservation of the benefits it’s afforded U.S. agriculture over the past 23 years…

Farm Groups Join Industries Lobbying Ahead of NAFTA Talks

The federal government has spent a lot of time in the U.S. of late, making Canada’s case in advance of this week’s long-awaited NAFTA talks. Back home, though, industry groups…

PEDv Update: 61 Cases Confirmed in Manitoba

After a lull in the PEDv outbreak in southern Manitoba, a second wave of reported cases has generated warnings to UK pork producers by Cam Patterson “We had not had…

Feed Barley Pricing Pulls Back From Summer Highs

The marketing season transitioned from old to now new crop at the beginning of August, and a couple of weeks ago, PFCanada wrapped up old crop marketing of 2016 production…

Canada’s Next Food Guide Opens Up Industry Battle Over Beef

Lobby groups for the meat and dairy sectors are up in arms over indications that Canada’s next food guide could discourage the consumption of beef, butter and cheese BY Aleksandra…

MacAulay Opens First Regional Session on A Food Policy for Canada in Charlottetown

A Food Policy for Canada will set a long-term vision for the country’s health, environmental, social, and economic goals related to food, while also identifying actions that can be taken…

U.S. Audit Raised Significant Questions About Canadian Meat Inspections

The U.S. Agriculture Department has found “systemic” inspection and sanitation problems during its most recent audit of Canada’s meat, poultry and egg inspection systems, issues American officials say “raise significant…

The Effect of Climate Change on the Canadian Meat Industry

For many years, the general manager of Manitoba Beef didn’t see a lot of feed corn growing in this province, but things have changed in recent years a Canadian Meat…

Maintaining Zero Tariff Rate on Pork Top Priority of U.S. Producers During NAFTA Renegotiation

The National Pork Producers Council says maintaining zero tariffs on the movement of pork is the top priority of U.S. pork producers as the U.S., Canada and Mexico move to…

Mid-Year Cattle Market Update

Major and rapid price changes seem to be the new normal in cattle markets. There have again been larger market swings than anticipated in 2017, but overall the market has…

Despite Trade Irritants Support for NAFTA Remains Strong

The first round of talks involving Canada, the United States and Mexico aimed at revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement is scheduled to take place in Washington from August…

Research in Sow Milk Production Leads to Increased Piglet Production

Recent research by Dr. Chantal Farmer, of Agriculture and Agri-food Canada’s (AAFC) Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, has revealed that the amount of food a sow eats during pregnancy affects…

The Manitoba PEDv Outbreak: Was Bio-Security Really Working

With forty-one barns infected with PEDv in Southern Manitoba, mine was not the first call Andrew Dickson had taken the morning I called the Manitoba Pork Council office by Cam…

Beef Industry Hit by Japanese Tariff Hike

Alberta beef producers are facing a big tariff hike in Japan and they’re not happy about it Courtesy of CBC Japan is imposing temporary tariffs of 50 per cent, up…

Maple Leaf Foods Quarterly Profit Rises 19 Percent

Canadian meat-packaging company Maple Leaf Foods Inc reported a 19 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday as it sold more pork products The company, whose brands include Schneiders frozen…

Our October 2024 Issue

In our October 2024 issue we feature FCC partnering with Glengarry Farm Finance, USDA $35 million in meat grants, Port worker strikes, PEI cattle producers bucking herd decline, Chicken farmers supplying food banks, and government funding to improve Animal Health and Welfare, and much more!