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Safe Cooking of Tenderized Meat: It’s All About Internal Temperature and Flipping!

Did you know that about 20% of Canadian meat is mechanically tenderized? Mechanical tenderization is performed by cutting through the muscle fibres and connective tissues with small blades or needles…

Coalition Calls for Better Food in Canadian Schools

As Canadian children head back to school next week, the Coalition for Healthy School Food is sounding the alarm that Canada ranks 37th out of 41 countries in providing access…

Temple Grandin turns 70

Temple Grandin, viewed by many as an icon for both Cattle and Autism, remains a staunch advocate for humane animal care. But, more than that, she is a published author…

Texas Cattle Raisers Statement on Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey continues to drop unprecedented amounts of rain on South Texas, with forecasts predicting movement East toward Louisiana Reuters This is a serious situation for cattle ranchers and beef…

As China’s Appetite for Steak Grows, Beijing Ends its Beef With Imports

China, the world’s top meat market, is loosening longstanding restrictions on beef imports from major suppliers to feed the appetite of the country’s growing middle class for steaks and ribs…

High Incentive to Quickly and Successfully Conclude NAFTA

The acting Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance suggests there is a great deal of incentive to bring the renegotiation of NAFTA to a quick and successful conclusion…

NAFTA Changes U.S., Canada Leaders Say Could Help Beef Trade

As the first rounds of negotiations in NAFTA concluded, cattle industry leaders from the U.S. and Canada were happy to see no major upset regarding cattle and beef trade. by…

B.C. Wildfires Continue to Challenge Ag

According to the Canadian Cattlemen Association, 2.25 million acres of land has burned since the wildfires began, making it the largest fire season in recorded history for the province Allison…

Farm Babe: When a farmer stands up to PETA

PETA?!? That is one word farmers don’t like to hear. It’s no secret that they are a radical animal-rights extremist group and no friend to farmers by Michelle Miller –…

Investing in Technology to Help Farmers Manage Risk

The agriculture and agri-food sector is a key contributor to the Canadian economy and the Government of Canada is committed to working with private sector partners in developing new risk…

FCC Contributes $1.5 Million to 78 Community Projects Across Canada

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is giving $1.5 million through its FCC AgriSpirit Fund to 78 community groups across Canada to support rural capital projects. In honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary,…

Integration in North American Agriculture Creates Common Ground on Trade Issues

The Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance suggests the integration of North American agriculture creates a great deal of common ground among farmers in Canada, the United States and Mexico by Bruce…

Jolley: Five Minutes with Craig Uden, NAFTA and TPP

NCBA’s president, Craig Uden, has been one of those ‘hands on’ manager types who just naturally succeeds at what he wants to do by Chuck Jolley A work ethic teetering…

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…

Our January 2025 Issue

In our January 2025 issue we dive into the Smithfield files IPO, Global Red Meat Market trends, Solar Energy and Agricultural activities, Brazil adopting beef traceability, Meat Processing equipment, Rising agriculture crime, Canadian Ag investing, the Meat Institute's new COO, and much more!