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Canadian Meat Business is Going Digital!

We launched Canadian Meat Business in 2002 and over that time we have proudly published more than 100 consecutive issues and 16 Annual Buyer’s Guides. However, after much consideration, we…

1 in 3 Meat Packing Jobs at Risk of Automation Replacement

In Brooks, one in five of the southern Alberta city’s roughly 14,000 residents works at the local meat-packing plant by Sarah Rieger – CBC News Having a city so reliant…

Buying Power: Bull Selection To Improve Your Bottom Line

If it hasn’t happened already, soon your mailboxes and inboxes will be filling up with catalogues for this year’s bull sales. How can you identify which bull is going to…

U.S. Senate Panel Overwhelmingly Approves Nafta For Final Vote

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee overwhelmingly approved the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Tuesday, moving the revamped North American trade deal a step closer to a final Senate vote in the coming…

Alberta Processor Bullish on Market Growth for Halal Meat

The manager of a central Alberta meat processing plant that already flies fresh lamb to Dubai every week says he expects the market for certified halal products will continue to…

New Research Shows How Lighting During Incubation Impacts Chick Development

Lighting plays an important role in chick development­—even as early as the incubation period A new study conducted by researchers at Dalhousie University and the University of Saskatchewan discovered that…

Farmers Capture Carbon as Warnings of Climate Shocks Grow Louder

With the rash of wildfires that tore through millions of acres of land, towns and cities in Canada, the US, and now Australia like the wrath of God through much…

Biosecurity Top of Mind Heading into 2020

The Chair of Sask Pork says heading into 2020, biosecurity remains the top priority as pork producers consider the implications of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Asia and Europe and…

Chicago Mercantile Reports Hog Futures Rally on China Trade Optimism

Hog futures shot to their highest prices in more than six weeks on Monday on increased optimism over trade with China, the world’s biggest pork consumer China agreed to import…

Canada’s Pork Exporters Expect a Bumper 2020 Due to China’s ASF Pandemic

Canada’s largest exporter of pork products to China expects shipments to the Asian nation to jump as much as 60 per cent next year amid renewed access to the market…

Livestock Futures Rise With Beef Demand Supporting Cattle

U.S. livestock futures strengthened on Thursday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the end of the year Strong domestic and export demand for beef helped to underpin cattle futures, traders…

China Lowers Frozen Pork Tariffs

China will lower tariffs on products ranging from frozen pork and avocado to some types of semiconductors next year as Beijing looks to boost imports amid a slowing economy and…

CSF Welcomes Ontario Lamb Producers Caucus as its Newest Member

The Canadian Sheep Federation is pleased to announce approval of its newest member, the Ontario Lamb Producers Caucus In a meeting held Thursday, December 19th, the CSF Board of Directors…

Canada Could Be Last To Ratify USMCA Deal

Canada could be the last of the three North American countries to ratify a new trade deal, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, indicating that his plan to match…

Plant Closures Force Cattle Producers to Juggle Inventory

The suspension of three beef processing plants in Ontario will force more cattle to be processed outside the province, costing producers in both higher transportation costs and lower returns for…

Canada’s Ministers of Agriculture Advance Improvements to Business Risk Management Programs

Federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture met face-to-face for the second time this year to initiate action on a number of key proposals to improve support to Canadian…

Cattle Industry Transitions to New Livestock Transportation Rules

New federal livestock transport regulations, due to come into force in February, will now roll out on a longer timeline for the beef and dairy cattle sectors Federal Agriculture Minister…

The Canadian Egg Industry’s Remarkable Sustainability Story

Canadians love Canadian eggs. So much so that each of them eats an average of 253 eggs annually — an increase of about 68 eggs per person over the last…

U.S., Canada and Mexico Sign Agreement To Replace NAFTA for Second Time

Top officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed a fresh overhaul of a quarter-century-old trade pact on Tuesday that aims to improve enforcement of worker rights and hold…

McDonald’s Canada Names Its First-Ever Flagship Farmer

McDonald’s Canada has named Stephen Hughes from Chinook Ranch in Longview, Alberta, as its first-ever Canadian representative for the McDonald’s Flagship Farmer Program, a global initiative that amplifies the stories…

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!