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Changing consumer preferences suggest whole turkeys may be losing their grip as the dominant center-of-plate choice for Thanksgiving dinner     While ample turkey supplies and favorable prices leading into…

Talks are set to resume between the union representing more than 700 locked-out British Columbia port supervisors and their employers.   by Chuck Chiang and Ashley Joannou – The Canadian…

One of Canada’s most vital trade arteries is cut off as employers at most of British Columbia’s ports lock out their workers in a dispute involving about 700 unionized foremen…

Dr. Temple Grandin, the renown animal science professor with Colorado State University, says, while animal handling has improved dramatically over the past 40 years, one factor that plays a role…

Agriculture Minister R.J. Sigurdson says the province is seeing a “concerning trend” of those breaking the rules, putting the reputation and economy of the meat sector at risk   by…

Ontario’s finest at the Meat & Poultry Awards Gala In Niagara Falls, Ontario were celebrated with thirty-eight awards  given to the winners of  Ontario’s Finest Meat Competition   by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen –…

European scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm capable of interpreting pig sounds, aiming to create a tool that can help farmers improve animal welfare   by Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen…

The Prairie Swine Center’s recently appointed Research Scientist Ethology says her priorities moving forward will be to advance work by Drs. Yolande Seddon, Jenifer Brown and Harold Gonyou with a…

Ontario’s Finest Butcher Competition hosted by Meat & Poultry Ontario, now in its 11th year, is a celebration of the craft of butchery and the outstanding skills of Ontario’s artisans…

Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is voicing support for emergency prevention and preparedness, while expressing significant concerns over the current form of Bill C-293, An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness…

Canada’s immigration cuts, meant to ease strained housing and social services, could hurt the country’s labor pool, some industry groups said   by Anna Mehler Papery & Ed White – Reuters…

Updating Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Pigs will be among the topics discussed as part of Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium 2024 next month in Saskatoon…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture weakened an emergency order last spring designed to prevent the spread of bird flu among the nation’s dairy cattle after pushback from state and industry…

Sorry beef lovers. Beef prices are likely to remain high until mid- to late 2025, possibly even longer     Dr. Sylvain Charlebois – Toronto Sun Droughts in North America…

A county in northwestern Alberta wants livestock producers to be compensated when coyotes prey on their animals, which would bring the province in line with the rest of Western Canada…

For the first time, the CMC 12th Technical Symposium will be joining the Meat & Poultry Trade show in the Niagara Convention Center this fall in Niagara Falls     …

Maple Leaf Foods unveiled that Canada Packers will be the future name of the new pork company once it completes the previously announced separation of its pork business as a new…

The Communications and Marketing Coordinator with Sask Pork says the 47th edition of Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium features a good list of speakers and an opportunity for networking   by…

Starting soon, British Columbia farmers in the Okanagan, Interior and Kootenay regions can safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine medications through a Cleanfarms program…