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FCC leads AI farming innovation with new partnership with RDAR 

Farmers and food producers will soon have access to faster, smarter support thanks to Root — a free generative AI tool built by Farm Credit Canada     Root is designed…

Chicken Farmers of Canada Launches New Campaign to Make Chicken the Ultimate Anytime Protein Snack 

Chicken Farmers of Canada is proud to announce the launch of its latest national campaign, Chicken. Eat it Anytime    Designed to reframe how Canadians think about chicken, the campaign…

USDA announces phased reopening of Mexican cattle imports after screwworm closure

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Monday a phased reopening of cattle, bison and equine imports from Mexico following a prolonged closure over the damaging pest New World screwworm…

Managing Livestock Under Smoky Conditions

As wildfires continue to affect parts of the province and Western Canada, producers may face respiratory health challenges in their livestock from extended periods of low-level smoke inhalation    …

Swine Health Information Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary in July

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says, as the organization celebrates its 10th anniversary, it continues to examine how it can most effectively execute its mission of…

Alltech Pork video from World Pork Expo 2025 now available

During World Pork Expo, which was held June 4–5 in Des Moines, Iowa, the Alltech Pork Team hosted the Business Seminar, “Fighting for the Future of Agriculture: Everyone’s Role in…

Public Input Key in Updating Canada’s Pig Code of Practice

The Division Director for the National Farm Animal Care Council says input from pork producers, pork sector stakeholders and the general public will play an important role in the update…

Judge blocks avian flu tests on B.C. farm ostriches

The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a British Columbia ostrich farm to conduct further testing of their flock for avian flu in a bid…

New University of Manitoba research chair to advance beef production sustainability

Thanks to a $1.5 million grant from the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), the University of Manitoba (UM), along with its partners at Manitoba Beef Producers, Manitoba Agriculture, and Manitoba…

Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency launches scholarship to support agriculture students

The Canadian Beef Check-Off Agency has introduced a new scholarship aimed at encouraging and supporting students pursuing post-secondary education in agriculture, agricultural research, or related fields such as marketing  by…

Nominations Open for Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Champion Award

Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan is now accepting nominations for its 2025 Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan Champion Award by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca  Each year Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan…

Trade with china booming amid U.S. tariff war while shipping volumes slip

The Port of Montreal says trade with China is surging amid the U.S. tariff war and despite tensions with Beijing, even as overall volumes slip  The Canadian Press In a…

Think Turkey Teams up with Canada’s Top Athletes

If you train, You Turkey! That’s the message Think Turkey is sending through a national marketing campaign aimed at positioning Canadian turkey as the go-to protein for active Canadians  …

Stock Growers Gather for 112th AGM

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) is pleased to announce that it will hold its 112th Annual General Meeting and Convention on June 8-10, 2025, in the Exhibition Convention Centre in Moose…

Soaring beef prices push summer staples out of reach for many Canadians

A new report from Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab says beef is quickly becoming a luxury item in Canada, with soaring prices changing the way many families approach summer barbecues…

Feds could save Canadians $5.4B in tax by permanently removing GST from all food

Removing the 5% GST on all restaurant food would save Canadians $5.4 billion in taxes annually and create 80,000 new jobs, according to new economic analysis by Restaurants Canada Restaurants…

FCC Capital announces $2 billion investment into agriculture and food innovation

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has committed to invest $2 billion by 2030 to advance agtech innovation in Canada’s agriculture and food industry    This will direct more investment into innovative…

Cleanfarms launches new Ag Plastics recycling pilot program

Cleanfarms, in collaboration with the Fraser Valley Regional District and the British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Food, is launching a five-year pilot program to support farmers in the Fraser Valley in recycling bale…

Dr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull but owners decline help

The operators of an ostrich farm in southeastern British Columbia say United States health official and former television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz has offered to save the birds from an…

JBS shareholders approve US stock listing despite pushback from environmental groups and others

Brazilian meat giant JBS came a step closer Friday to its long-held goal of trading its shares on the New York Stock Exchange   by Dee-ann Durbin – The Associated…

Our June 2025 Issue

In our June 2025 issue,JBS Dual Stock listing, FCC announces $2 billion investment, U.S. livestock lose to China tariffs, Removing GST from foods, the New Pork campaign, Farm and Food Ontario announces new funding, what is Agritourism, and much more!