Industry
Despite recent price hikes, food remains relatively affordable when compared to many other nations by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois – PostMedia The food inflation figures this week offer a…
An invasive species expert is concerned B.C.’s record-breaking wildfire season may have contributed to a problem with invasive wild boars in the province CBC News Gail Wallin, executive…
Brazil needs a mandatory government program to track cattle being raised for beef to prevent deforestation, the head of the world’s largest meat company, Brazil’s JBS SA …
South Africa faces chicken meat shortages in the coming months as a bird flu outbreak and electricity cuts ravage the poultry industry, the country’s largest producer Astral Foods …
Canada Beef and the Canadian Beef Check-off Agency are pleased to announce that Eric Bienvenue will join the team as Incoming President A strategic leader with nearly…
Hilton Food Group, the leading international multi-protein food business, has signed a long-term supply agreement with Wal-Mart Canada Hilton Foods will open a new manufacturing facility in…
Top executives from Canada’s major grocery chains have agreed to work with the federal government on stabilizing prices, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Monday, but few details have been…
The Swine Health Information Center reports the prevalence of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome across the U.S. among wean to market pigs dropped to its lowest level in 20 years…
The Canadian Cattle Association, Canadian Meat Council, and National Cattle Feeders’ Association are publicly launching our campaign “Say No to A Bad Deal” to stand up for science-based trade standard…
Olymel is closing two plants in Quebec and Ontario and accelerating the closure of another facility, affecting around 400 employees as the company says it continues to deal with market…
Prairie Diagnostic Services, with support from the Government of Saskatchewan, is responding to the recently identified presence of Porcine Sapovirus in Canada by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca In response to…
A newly launched website offers pork producers and pork sector stakeholders direct access to data gathered through the University of Minnesota’s Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project by Bruce Cochrane…
Each fall, Cleanfarms teams spread out across the country, bringing a valued opportunity to local farmers to safely and conveniently dispose of unwanted and obsolete agricultural pesticides and old livestock,…
Atlantic Beef Products is going abroad to find specialized staff because it’s having a hard time finding the right workers on P.E.I. by Arturo Chang – CBC News The…
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is calling on the province to provide support to hog producers facing soaring feed costs similar to that being offered to other livestock producers …
The biggest concern is the water issue. If we don’t have the water dedicated to agriculture, we don’t have much of an agriculture industry at all in British Columbia …
The Swine Health Information Center is again calling for research proposals under round-2 of the 2.3 million dollar Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca The deadline for…
Overall global trade is expected to flounder throughout 2023 amidst weaker global economic growth, troublesome inflation and geopolitical turmoil, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)…
Saskatchewan’s agriculture minister says the province is making up to $70 million available this year to producers affected by drought by Jeremy Simes – The Canadian Press David…
U.S. meat and processed food maker Tyson Foods (TSN.N)plans to sell its China poultry business, three people with knowledge of the matter said, in the latest case of a multinational…
Our September 2023 Issue
In our September issue, we deep dive into the Food Security and Trade meeting, Wagyu Beef from Japan, the 2023 World Meat Congress, Western Producers drought support plan, Skilled Workers from Brazil, Cultured Meat on our tables, the top 4 Canadian Agri Exports to watch for, and much more!