Industry

Cargill to sell China poultry unit to private equity firm DCP Capital

U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill said it is selling its poultry business in China to private equity firm DCP Capital, exiting a Chinese meat market that has become increasingly challenging, especially…

You won’t want to miss CIFST’s 2023 Canadian Food Summit

The Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIES) invites you to register for the highly anticipated 2023 Canadian rood Summit. laking place from June / to 9, 2023 at…

Olymel reducing hog production in Alberta and Saskatchewan 

Olymel says it is cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces its hog production in Western Canada.      The Canadian Press The company says it is closing five sow…

Restaurants Canada Partners with The JDB Group 

Restaurants Canada is proud to announce its newest affinity partnership with Jones DesLauriers Blevins Insurance Group Inc       The JDB Group is a full-service provider of group benefits…

Animal Health Canada announces updated CLT training program for livestock transporters

Animal Health Canada  announced a significant update to its Canadian Livestock Transport (“CLT”) certification program, a comprehensive training course for livestock and poultry transporters, shippers and receivers. Enrolment is open…

Think Turkey and Golf Canada Team Up to Support First Tee

This summer, Think Turkey is proud to be an official partner of Golf Canada and this year’s RBC Canadian Open June 5 to 11 at Oakdale Golf & Country Club in Toronto and the…

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Mad cow disease rocked Canada’s beef industry 20 years ago

The mad cow crisis started 20 years ago this week. For most Canadians, May 20, 2003, means little. But for the beef industry, the situation was nothing less than dreadful.…

BCRC Announces $2 Million in Funding for 12 Beef Research Projects

Twelve research projects have been awarded a total of $2 million in funding by the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) through the 2022/2023 annual call     Beef Cattle Research…

FCC supports customers in the hog sector

Farm Credit Canada is offering support to hog sector customers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces facing financial hardship as a result of the current crisis in the hog…

Brazil concerned bird flu vaccination would raise trade barriers

Brazil does not favour vaccination as a way to control bird flu because it would inevitably lead to trade barriers, one of its senior officials said     Reuters The…

Rise in farm-to-fork buying has been fueled by the pandemic, experts say

Some people are taking a greater interest in where their food is coming from, and so as a result, some cattle farmers say they’re seeing an increased interest in their…

Tech and Sustainability key to attracting young talent to Ag sector

Canada’s farmers are getting older, and most don’t have a clear succession plan, leaving a big question over who will take over the agriculture sector as a wave of retirements…

BCRC: New Vaccination Resources Now Available

A solid vaccination program is vital to maintaining health and productivity in all cow-calf herds    Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) Understanding the myriad of diseases that pose a risk…

U.S. working on limited bird flu vaccination for turkeys

A solid vaccination program is vital to maintaining health and productivity in all cow-calf herds    by Sybille De La Hamaide – Reuters The United States is working on a…

FCC’s 2023 Cattle and Hog outlook update: Strong red meat demand likely not enough to rescue eastern hog producers

Cattle prices for 2023 are forecasted to be higher year-over-year (YoY) and above the five-year average, thanks to the smaller North American herd creating beef production challenges.   by Martha…

Celebrating Canadian farmers for a sustainable future at Downtown Diner

Canadian poultry and egg farmers hosted their much-loved pop-up, Downtown Diner, on Sparks Street in Ottawa    Newswire The event put a focus on the hard work of Canada’s poultry…

Quebec avian flu cases higher than expected

Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due to the disease…

CWSHIN’s New Five-Year Plan to be More Practice Oriented

The manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says, in addition to surveillance, the organization’s new five-year strategic plan will place a greater emphasis on prevention, control and…

Canada’s inflation unexpectedly rises in April, upping rate-hike pressure

Canada’s annual inflation rate rose in April for the first time in 10 months, data showed on Tuesday, adding pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates again after…

The Big Meat Conspiracy Theory Unravels

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board ran the following editorial in the May 14, 2023 edition of the paper        Remember when President Biden and progressives last year…

Our December 2024 Issue

In our December 2024 issue we look at the Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, Federal funding for the Cattle Industry’s Improvement initiatives, Ontario’s Agritourism Sector, Cargill cutting jobs, A&W tackling food waste, Consumer Trust over Climate Optics, the rising cost of doing business, and much more!