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Thai CPF to Acquire HyLife for $372 Million

Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (CPF), Thailand’s largest agriculture conglomerate, said on Monday it would acquire Canadian pork producer HyLife Investments for C$498 million ($372.7 million) to expand its North American…

Bacon Is Not The Enemy

There aren’t many foods that have the cultural appeal of bacon. Whether it’s being plastered everywhere online, or served on a BLT in your local cafe, something about bacon has…

Trump Team Readies PR Offensive on North America Trade Deal’s Economic Effects

The Trump administration is readying a public relations offensive over the economic impact of its new North American trade deal to counter a crucial report expected on Thursday that economists…

Bad News for Canadian Farmers as China’s Canola Imports Set to Drop Even More

Canadian farmers shouldn’t look to China for any recovery in canola sales as more stringent quality checks by the Asian country are set to take a heavy toll on imports…

Hodgins Farm, MBP 2019 Environmental Stewardship Award recipient

Openness and honesty – these are the hallmarks by which Hodgins Farm operates. And this third-generation farm has found success in bridging the gap between the consumer and producer, an…

Canada’s 100 Best Restaurants

Canadians have officially made it through the winter. It’s time to pack away the parkas and get ready for some big nights out on the town OpenTable, the world’s leading…

Zeno Gobble Up Multi-Million-Dollar Canadian Turkey Farmers Account

Turkey Farmers of Canada and members of the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council have named Zeno Group as their AOR – by Diana Bradley PR Week Zeno won the…

Rehydration Speeds Up Recovery Among Diarrhea Affected Piglets

A Veterinarian with Goshen Ridge Veterinary Services says pork producers can speed up the recovery of piglets affected by diarrhea by replacing the body salts they are losing By Bruce…

Canadian Food Processing is Dying and Nobody Cares

Maple Leaf Foods, the largest pork processor in the country, has opted to build its new meatless plant south of the border By Dr. Sylvain Charlebois In a recent announcement,…

Top 3 Tips for Farm Worker Recruitment

By characterizing the nutritive value of feed ingredients, swine nutritionists hope to lower feed costs while improving productivity and reducing the environmental impact of pork production By Trudy Kelly Forsythe…

Swine Nutritionists Strive to Lower Feed Costs, Improve Productivity, Reduce Environmental Impact

By characterizing the nutritive value of feed ingredients, swine nutritionists hope to lower feed costs while improving productivity and reducing the environmental impact of pork production By Bruce Cochrane –…

Farmers Call For Strong Political Response to Expanding Trade Obstacles for Canada

Canola farmers whose livelihoods have been targeted by China in its feud with Canada say it’s time for the federal government to be aggressive at the political level in its…

Government of Canada helps strengthen the Canadian Pork Industry

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of over $6 million to help the Canadian Pork industry harness innovation to boost production, strengthen public trust, and expand…

CFA Launches Federal Election Campaign

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), the unified voice advocating for Canadian farmers at the national level, launched the Producing Prosperity in Canada campaign this morning on Parliament Hill The…

Maple Leaf Advances Leadership in Rapidly Growing Plant-Based Protein Market with Construction of a World-Class Production Facility

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. and its subsidiary, Greenleaf Foods, announced plans to construct a US$310 million plant-based protein food processing facility in Shelbyville, Indiana At approximately 230,000 square feet, it…

Chicken Whisperer Receiving Prestigious National Animal Welfare Award For His Pioneer Research

Humane Canada is pleased to announce that Dr. Ian Duncan of the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare at the University of Guelph has been named the recipient…

China Expected to Grow in Importance for Canadian Pork Exports

The Vice-President Technical Services and Marketing Programs with Canada Pork International expects the importance of China as a destination for Canadian pork to grow as volumes of fresh chilled pork…

The New NAFTA Deal is In Trouble Amid Looming Elections and Fights Over Tariffs

More than six months after the United States, Mexico and Canada agreed a new deal to govern more than US$1 trillion in regional trade, the chances of the countries ratifying…

CRSB Wins 2019 Beef Industry Innovation & Sustainability Award

The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is being recognized for their outstanding work in the industry by Jessica Giles You may recognize the name from their logos on the…

IFFA 2019: Ways to Greater Sustainability In The Meat Industry

Sustainability in terms of resource usage and the employment of energy-efficient processes along the entire value chain is one of the foremost challenges of our time. And this applies to…

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!