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Meat Institute Provides President Trump with Strategies to Reduce Costly Regs. & Address Meat Prices

The Meat Institute today sent the following letter to President Donald Trump to provide strategies to reduce burdensome regulations and address meat prices for consumers      The following is…

Manitoba Ag Days wraps up in Brandon

The General Manager of Manitoba Ag Days suggests the success of the 2025 edition of the annual event is a reflection of the optimism among farmers heading into this year’s…

Beef sector caught in the crossfire of Trump tariff threats

Many Canadians anxiously await February 1st and what could be a turbulent start to the Donald Trump 2.0 term, as threats of sweeping tariffs continue to dominate headlines    by…

Canada should focus on larger vision during talks with Trump administration

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House brought with it an executive order launching a study of the United States’ trade relationship with Canada, pushing the threat of devastating…

Mood at Manitoba Ag Days cautiously optimistic for agriculture come spring 2025

The Media Coordinator with Manitoba Ag Days suggests the mood within southwestern Manitoba’s agriculture community heading toward spring is one of cautious optimism   by Bruce Cochrane – Farscape.ca Manitoba’s largest…

U.S. tariffs could become catalyst to bolster Canadian supply chains

Experts say U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods could accelerate a push to ramp up domestic food processing and manufacturing, even as some companies consider moving operations south    Rosa Saba…

Walmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier

Walmart Canada says a third-party supplier that weighed and labelled meat products for its Richmond, B.C., store took immediate “corrective action” when it was made aware some products were being…

Innovation meets inspiration: the future of the meat and protein industry at IFFA 2025

Frankfurt am Main, 15 January 2025. IFFA is set to focus on issues crucial to the future of the meat and protein industry when it opens from 3 to 8 May…

B.C. farmers challenge government order to cull ostrich herd over avian flu outbreak

British Columbia ostrich farmers ordered to cull a herd of 400 due to an avian flu outbreak are holding onto hope that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency will change its…

Canada has counter-tariffs ready if Trump launches trade war

Justin Trudeau says Canada is ready to respond with counter-tariffs against the U.S. if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his threat to begin a trade war in North America…

Wildfires take toll on food producer

The people who produce our food need support – especially in the areas of mental and physical well-being – to recover from increasingly widespread wildfire, scientists have found   Trina…

AI drone maker applies for FAA Certification for Agricultural and Wildfire Industry use

ZenaTech, Inc., a technology company specializing in AI  drone solutions announced that its subsidiary, ZenaDrone, has applied for a Federal Aviation Authority crop sprayer “Agricultural Aircraft Operations Certification”   Global…

Canada’s pork industry renews financial investment in USask swine welfare chair

Dr. Yolande Seddon (PhD), an associate professor in swine behaviour and welfare at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), was named the renewed USask Chair in Swine Welfare on…

Saskatchewan Pork Producers step up biosecurity to reduce risk of PRRS

Pork producers in Saskatchewan are monitoring what appears to be an increase in reproductive diseases in other parts of North America and taking steps to keep those infections out of…

Smithfield Foods first to publicly file in 2025 for big US IPO

Smithfield Foods on Monday made public its paperwork for its New York initial public offering as the maker of Farmland bacon and Farmer John sausages prepares for its U.S. stock…

P.E.I beef producers concerned about Trump tariff threat

People in Prince Edward Island’s beef industry have told American politicians face to face that they are worried about Donald Trump’s impending tariff on imports from Canada  CBC News The…

7 southwestern Ontario poultry farms in quarantine after avian flu outbreak

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says seven poultry farms in southwestern Ontario are under quarantine due to an avian flu outbreak  CBC News These include four farms near Ingersoll, two…

Meat Institute Hires Nicole Johnson-Hoffman to Be Chief Operating Officer

The Meat Institute today announced industry veteran Nicole Johnson-Hoffman was hired to be Chief Operating Officer   “Nicole Johnson-Hoffman brings a wide breadth of experience in the regulatory, legal, and…

Avian flu shows worrisome human virus mutation

Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in British Columbia shows “worrisome” signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but…

Q&A: Alberta agriculture minister says tariffs and water main focus for upcoming year

The past year saw ups and downs for the province’s agriculture sector, from a dwindling beef herd to narrowly avoiding the worst impacts of drought, to concerns sparked by incoming U.S.…

Our March 2025 Issue

In our March 2025 issue we deep dive into the Trade War endgame, Protecting farms in the digital age, Rising beef prices and reduced cattle herds, the end of USMCA, Cattle market diversity, and much more!