Industry

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…

McCain steps down as Maple Leaf Foods CEO

The head of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. said he’s confident in the future of the companyas he hands the reins of the protein producer to current president and chief operating…

Restaurants Canada Appoints Kelly Higginson as New President and CEO

As former Chief Operating Officer of Restaurants Canada and over 25 years of experience in hospitality operations, Higginson steps in to deliver impact        Restaurants Canada (RC), the…

New CFIB report outlines 10 guiding principles to create environmental policies with small businesses in mind

  Small business owners believe it’s possible to protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time        Small business owners are taking steps to make…

Farmers rush to save livestock as wildfires rip through Alberta

With wildfires forcing thousands of Albertans to flee their homes, farmers are rushing to save their animals      by Brendan Coulter – CBC News Carol Swap, who lives north…

Tyson Foods posts surprise loss, cuts 2023 revenue forecast as beef, pork prices fall

Tyson Foods Inc on Monday posted a surprise second-quarter loss and cut its full-year revenue forecast on falling beef and pork prices, sending the U.S. meat packer’s shares tumbling 9%…

Legend in the North American meat industry passes away

 The first Canadian ever inducted into the North American Meat Institute Hall of Fame passed away on April 22, 2023 leaving a legacy that will be remembered for years to…

Shrinking US cattle herd squeezes meatpacker profits

U.S. cattle producer Brad Kooima declined multiple, escalating bids from meatpackers seeking to buy his livestock to hold out for higher prices     by Tom Polansek – Reuters His…

Swine Health Information Center Reports Increased Porcine Delta Coronavirus Detection in March

The Swine Health Information Center suggests an increased detection of porcine delta coronavirus in March may be part of a cycle that occurs every two to three years    …

Dutch plan to cut nitrogen emissions gets EU green light

Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when the European Union’s executive arm gave the green light to farm buyout schemes worth…

Brazil examining ways to better trace cattle origins

The Brazilian government is looking at ways to perform more effectively the challenging task of tracing the origins of cattle raised for slaughtering, Carlos Favaro, agriculture minister of the world’s…

NAMI report: PRIME Act is a Food Safety Risk

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today again announced its opposition to the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act, or the PRIME Act, for the risk it poses…

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!