Industry

Thirteen of Ontario’s top butchers showcased their extraordinary skills during Monday’s elimination round of the Ontario’s Finest Butcher Competition, vying for a spot in the grand finale      Scores…

The Swine Health Information Center is inviting pork sector stakeholders to provide their input for the development of its 2026 Plan of Work   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca The…

A monthly update of the Canadian Drought Monitor shows many parts of the Atlantic region in the red, representing “extreme drought,” including almost the entire province of Prince Edward Island…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved new genetically modified (GM) pigs for human consumption    by Molly Benjamin – FoodTank Researchers engineered the GM pigs to resist…

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is pleased to announce Don and Geraldine Bettle, Passekeag Holdings Inc, located near Passekeag, New Brunswick as the recipient of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA)…

As Canada’s farmers keep an eye on market impacts due to trade uncertainty, they’re also facing issues surrounding the equipment they use every day with U.S. duties raising the costs…

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board has launched its second whole hog video series   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board’s “whole hog” series of videos, features…

Tyson Foods reveals succession plans after an executive, seen by some analysts as a possible future CEO, left the company over conduct violations   by Tom Polansek – Reuters The…

Prime Minister Carney said he and other senior officials would work to resolve a dispute with China over tariffs that Beijing has imposed on canola   Reuters China hit Canadian…

For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock, but of course, most of them didn’t have drones   by Cedar Attanasio – The Associated Press But…

Washington has shut down a trade channel that has quietly sustained hundreds of Canadian food entrepreneurs   by Sylvain Charlebois By ending the de minimis exemption—the rule that lets small…

Brazilian environment agency Ibama has notified 12 meatpacking plants, including two operated by JBS SA , of an inspection into their alleged involvement in a scheme to buy cattle from…

The Director of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork says the success of efforts to control Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea in Manitoba is drawing international attention   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca…

As Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola products continue to hamper the cash price of one of the country’s most valuable crops, farming experts say producers have big decisions ahead of…

This month marks a significant milestone for the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) as it celebrates 20 years of leading farm animal care and welfare in Canada    Founded…

The Associate Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests surveillance and monitoring are key to understanding the movement of foreign animal diseases  by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca The Swine…

Stats Canada release a report, citing Canadian cattle herd numbers rose slightly this fiscal year,  which marks the first increase in five years   According to the report dated from…

Nearly four years ago, Beijing slammed the door on $193M worth of annual Canadian beef imports. It’s still shut tight by Joanna Smith – The Logic Beijing’s recent decision to…

The Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency has wrapped up the 2024/25 fiscal year by reporting financial results, program highlights, and updates to its board and committees at its Annual General Meeting…

The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by a British Columbia ostrich farm to prevent the culling of its flock that had been infected with avian flu, in…