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Avian Flu (H5N1) is spreading across Canada, with the highest concentration of outbreaks reported on prairie farms, both Chicken and Turkey, and showing no signs of slowing down with over…

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) selected 12 participants for its 2023 Emerging Leaders Program, which will apply the vision of the Meat Institute’s Protein PACT to future industry…

U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday questioned whether upholding a California law banning the sale of pork from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces would invite states to adopt laws…

The second annual Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard, published today by Mercy For Animals, ranks 55 well-known brands on their animal welfare policies and performance and reveals a food industry falling…

A veterinarian with Southwest Vets suggests, as the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture declines, health status is king      by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca  “Antibiotics or Not?” will…

Brazilian meatpacker JBS SA is closing its U.S. plant-based foods business, Planterra Foods, after about two years, the company said on Monday      by Tom Polansek – Reuters The…

This years symposium is built around the theme of understanding how agriculture and meat and poultry production affects climate change today and in the coming years       Running…

The main drivers of farmland values remained strong in the first half of 2022. We report an average increase of 8.1% nationwide in farmland values over the period    …

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle, feeder cattle and lean hog futures strengthened on Monday on technical buying and short covering, after recent selloffs were overdone, brokers said      by…

Europe has experienced its worst bird flu crisis ever this year with nearly 50 million poultry culled, and the persistence of the virus over the summer has raised the risk…

Farmers in Florida rushed to reach their cattle on Thursday after trees downed by Hurricane Ian broke fences used to contain the animals and rain from the fierce storm flooded…

Kevin Jewell considers it a miracle he didn’t lose a cow after powerful winds from Fiona ripped open his barn and crumpled the steel frame      by Alexandre Silberman…

The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is advising pork producers to pay particularly close attention to transport biosecurity heading into the fall      by Bruce…

Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and several competitors of conspiring to inflate prices in the…

Aligned with the Biden administration’s goal of ending hunger in the United States and with the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the North American Meat Institute and…

Powerful storm Fiona slammed into Canada’s eastern fishing and farm industries over the weekend, smashing wharves, food processing plants and barns that will take months to repair    by Rod…

The foodservice industry needs to attract, retain and promote Black employees       The Re-Seasoning Coalition (TRSC), a non-profit initiative dedicated to helping achieve greater representation for Black Canadians…

Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country’s strict animal welfare laws need to be tightened yet further  …

Dan Darling, President of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA), issued the statement below marking the fifth anniversary of the Canada-EU Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)     Canadian Agri-food…

The outlook for food and beverage processors remains positive amid economic conditions that have shifted from the start of the year, according to the Food and Beverage Report mid-year update…