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Despite Trump Threats Ministers Claim NAFTA Progress

Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland together with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo sought to quell concerns about U.S. commitment to the North American Free…

NSF International Focuses on Canadian Food Industry with New Website for Services in Canada

NSF International in Canada launched www.nsfcanada.ca this week to give Canada’s growing and complex food and beverage industry easy access to the global public health organization’s expertise and services in…

Adoption of Group Housing Varies by Region

A Research Scientist with the Prairie Swine Centre says the adoption of group sow Housing has tended to vary depending on location by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Dr. Jennifer…

New Data Management System Connects Ontario’s Chicken Industry

Ontario farmers are on call 24/7 so conducting business during business hours isn’t always easy That’s one of the reasons Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) created CFO Connects, an online…

Cattle Raisers Establish Fund to Help Ranchers in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey has devastated an extensive area within Texas, including many rural stretches that are home to thousands of cattlemen and women Many of the affected ranchers are already hard…

Cattle Producers Seize Advantages of Genomic Testing

Genomic testing in cattle is on the rise, so much so that one expert says the evolution of the associated technology is like smartphones with an upgrade coming out every…

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,…

Our April 2025 Issue

In our April 2025 issue we look into Agritourism Ontario’s economic growth study, how Americans view meat, the Side Effects of Trump’s Chaos, Faster line speeds in processing plants, IFFA’s sustainability in action, CMC’s Protein PACT, the Alizes awards 2025, the challenges of the Chinese Tariffs, and much more!