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Research Finds Cutting Back on Red and Processed Meat Won’t Improve Your Health — So Why Were We Told It Would?

A series of new studies published in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine has called into question a long delivered piece of health advice, that people should limit their consumption of…

World’s Best Butchers Meet in Sacramento Ahead of Global Challenge

16 of the best butchers from across the globe descended on Sacramento last week to size up the competition for the much-anticipated World Butchers’ Challenge, to be held in September…

Meat theft: The strange new crime trend taking over Winnipeg grocery stores

Some stores are hiring security guards and training staff to watch for suspicious behaviour—a challenge, because, well, there’s no stereotypical meat thief by Shannon Vanraes – Macleans.ca Munther Zeid pages…

DMA-FCC Mental Health Awareness Program Now Accepting Applications

Year two of the rural mental health training program presented by the Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMA) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has officially launched and is accepting applications The…

On the Ground Global Monitoring Helps Swine Disease Prevention

The Swine Health Information Center says the cooperation of contacts on the ground around the world is helping the swine sector become more responsive to the threat of disease by…

Why Immigration Policy Means So Much to the People of Brooks, Alta.

With a population of just 15,000, Brooks, Alta. is vastly different than the city Deepak Badola once called home. by By Heather Yourex-West – Global News “I’m from India,” the…

CFL Roughriders Apologize to Beef Producers for Ad for Beyond Meat Burgers

The Saskatchewan Roughriders organization has distanced itself from an A&W ad that showed fans of the football club sinking their teeth into Beyond Meat burgers, after the commercial drew ire…

Why Evolving Food Preferences Are Showing More Demand For Protein

Canadian per capita beef consumption has been declining over the long-term; yet Canadian beef demand is still strong. Consumption trends generally evolve because of preferences, but they also are function…

Tim Hortons Pulls Beyond Meat Products from Canadian Locations outside B.C. and Ontario

Tim Hortons will no longer offer Beyond Meat products at its eateries outside Ontario and B.C. “We are always listening to our guests and testing a wide variety of products…

Roughriders Apologize for any distress After Beyond Meat Commercial Spurs Concerns

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have apologized to the province’s cattle producers after they expressed concern about an A&W commercial for the fast food chain’s Beyond Meat Burger prominently featuring Roughrider fans…

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture Hosts 2019 Federal Election National Agriculture Leaders’ Debate

Founded in 1935, CFA works on behalf of Canada’s farmers to ensure the continued development of a vibrant agriculture and agri-food industry in Canada CFA is the country’s largest national…

South Korea Confirms Second Case of Deadly African Swine Fever and Pledges Vigilance

South Korea has confirmed a second case of African swine fever at a pig farm near the border with North Korea, a day after reporting its first-ever outbreak of the…

Chinese Rollback of Tariffs on U.S. Pork Further Jeopardises Canada’s Competitive Position

The Canadian Meat Council warns China’s rollback of tariffs on U.S. pork further jeopardizes Canada’s competitive position in that market by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online In June China suspended…

Federal and Provincial Governments Support Projects Using Precision Agriculture Technologies

The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting research that will help improve Ontario soil health while reducing phosphorous entering waterways Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Ernie…

Canada Names its Team for the World Butcher’s Challenge

In the face of plant-based protein being all the rage, some may have also noticed a subtle but significant push for the continued celebration of meat Real Agriculture The rise…

CPC Has Outlined Pork Producer’s Priorities for the 2019 Election

According to the Canadian Pork Council, the federal government has a key role to play in the success of a thriving pork industry in Canada, and that all begins with…

Alberta Ranchers Have a Beef With Plant-Based Burger Companies

Bob Lowe has never tasted a Beyond Meat burger. He has never tried an Impossible Burger, either. For the Nanton-area rancher and vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, the thought…

U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Dims Rare Bright Spot for Canadian Farmers

A preliminary U.S.-Japan trade deal is expected to slash tariffs for American beef and pork exports, ending Canada’s advantage in the lucrative Asian market at a difficult time for farmers…

Burgers and Climate: The Real Beef

I have two burgers. One is a beef burger from McDonald’s on the left and the other on the right is a Beyond Meat, plant-protein burger from A&W by Lesley…

CCSI PSC CDPQ Partnership Outlines Research Priorities

A new three member research partnership is expected to improve the ability of scientists to help the pork sector advance in a number of research areas by Bruce Cochrane –…

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!