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Canadians are more likely to look for Canadian food in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new survey by Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Farm Credit Canada (FCC)…
Olymel management is announcing the temporary closing of its hog slaughtering, cutting and deboning plant in Red Deer, Alberta Despite the testing protocols and sanitary measures already in place,…
The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says the use of illegal vaccines to deal with African Swine Fever in China is cause for concern worldwide by Bruce…
British meat processors are registering businesses in the European Union in order to bypass post-Brexit export delays, with flows just 50% of normal levels and costs soaring Reuters The move…
The world’s first 3-D-printed ribeye steak was unveiled this week by an Israeli start-up focused on cultured meat technology. Lab grown meat, much like the plant-based products that have already…
The word “sustainable” has several definitions; however, the most substantial one was put forth in 1987 by the United Nations’ Commission on sustainable development: “Sustainable development meets the needs of…
Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine have found using body cameras, similar to those used by police, offers a viable option for swine barn workers to support remote…
More than $2.9 million dollars will be invested by beef producers into new research and technology transfer projects in 2021 through the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off Beef Cattle Research Council…
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen both underscored the importance of working closely together on economic policy, bilateral trade, national security and climate change Reuters…
Olymel management today announced an investment of $9 million to set up a second shift at its Ange-Gardien (formerly F.Ménard) hog slaughtering, cutting and deboning plant in Montérégie-Est, Quebec This investment…
The site of the largest COVID-19 outbreak in Canada is now facing a new spate of cases while Cargill is facing criminal investigation and a class-action lawsuit for their earlier…
A surge in hog disease outbreaks this winter in China, the world’s biggest pork producer, will slow the industry’s rapid recovery since the African swine fever contagion three years ago,…
To facilitate a safe post-COVID-19 environment where zoonotic viruses that jump from animals to humans – COVID-19, H1N1, bird flu, and others such as African Swine Fever – are an…
Need a break this winter? Watch FCC’s latest forum on YouTube Farm Credit Canada (FCC) In this special edition, we’re sharing the recording from our recent FCC Forum with great…
Join the nation in celebrating Canada’s Ag Day on February 23. This year the day will bring together leaders from major food and agriculture companies in a fireside chat that…
Changes in the way Canadian pork processors value the hogs they purchase have reduced volatility within the market and improved the profitability of producers by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online…
Using the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, Trinity College Dublin researchers have studied long term phosphorus storage and release in environmental systems, information which can help guide…
Impossible Foods said on Tuesday it would cut the prices of its faux meat patties by 20% at U.S. grocery stores as the plant-based protein maker ramps up production with…
Restaurants Canada looks forward to hosting Small Business Minister Mary Ng, along with other government and industry representatives, for the virtual launch of its national Restaurant Revival Working Group …
As COVID-19 spread across the country last year, it spurred the “great grocery grab of 2020” a shift to at-home food consumption not seen since the early 1980s The abrupt…
Our May 2024 Issue
In our May 2024 issue we feature the Meat Institutes Animal Handling Updates; Avian Bird Flu response; Maple Leaf profits; the new lead of the Woman’s Meat Group; CFIB’s take on the 2024 Federal Budget, and much more!
