Industry

UFCW Responds to USDA Decision to Allow Higher Line Speeds

The UFCW  represents 1.2 million workers in meatpacking, food processing, grocery, retail, and other essential industries across North America         The United Food and Commercial Workers International…

Eat grass-fed beef and help the planet?

For cattle fattened in fields instead of feedlots, the grass may be greener, but the carbon emissions are not     by Melina Walling – The Associated Press   A…

Canada Beef launches the best beef dishes contest

The contest offers Canadians an opportunity to nominate their most-loved beef dishes at local restaurants, with a chance for someone in each region to win $200 for participating as nominators…

Canada’s dairy industry says tariffs less scary than threats to supply management

Canadian dairy farmers say they are less worried about the threat of steep U.S. tariffs than about a looming battle over supply management     by Morgan Lowrie – The…

Manitoba Pork calls for Team Canada approach to interprovincial trade barriers

A former Manitoba Deputy Premier, Agriculture Minister and Industry, Trade and Tourism Minister is calling for federal action and provincial cooperation to break down interprovincial impediments to trade    Bruce…

Charlebois: Canada sleepwalks into another trade war with China

Canada has walked itself into an unnecessary trade war with the United States’ biggest geopolitical rival, China     by Sylvain Charlebois – Troy Media   The consequences are now…

Bringing China’s Meat Basket to the World’s Dinner Table

In my years of experience in journalism, I have rarely delved into the meat industry, so my understanding of this field is limited     by Sun Ruixiang   Recently,…

Farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze

Nate Powell-Palm, an organic farmer outside Belgrade, Montana, was relying on a $648,000 grant from USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service to help build a feed mill – an economic lifeline for…

Canadian farmers to feel impact from Chinese tariffs

Canadian farmers could take a big hit from China’s sudden retaliatory tariffs that take aim at canola, pork and other food commodities     by Kyle Duggan – The Canadian…

Cattle groups look to diversity markets and boost support programs

Beef industry groups say with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods taking effect, they’re looking to diversify their export markets, process more domestically and push for improvements to…

Sask Pork Producers encouraged to connect with U.S. customers and suppliers

Saskatchewan’s pork producers are encouraged to connect with their U.S. customers, partners and suppliers to draw attention to the economic damage that will result if the Trump administration moves forward…

RDAR partners with ABP & BCRC to deliver $6 million to boost beef research and productivity

RDAR, a leader driver of results-driven agriculture research, Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), and the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), are announcing that over $6 million has been committed to a…

Competition Bureau seeks feedback on its new guidelines regarding environmental claims

the Competition Bureau is launching a public consultation to solicit feedback from Canadians on its proposed guidelines concerning environmental claims      This follows an initial round of consultations held during…

The Preservation of Canada’s Existence must be our highest objective

I am frequently asked what to make of President Trump’s intentions towards Canada and what we are to do about them.      by Stephen Harper   The facts are…

Lab-grown meat gets pushback from U.S. ranchers and farm groups

The prospect of banning the sale of so-called lab-grown meat might seem like a no-brainer in Nebraska, where beef is king, but some of the proposal’s staunchest opposition has come…

A trade war casts a shadow over entwined Canada-U.S. supply chains – and a steakhouse staple

The complex journeys of steak and lobster that cross the U.S.-Canadian border illustrate the deep mutual dependency both countries have built in their food supply     by Nathan Vanderklippe…

Facing U.S. tariffs forces Canadian farmers to revise sales plans

Canadian farmers are renegotiating livestock contracts with U.S. buyers and finding local markets for crops they previously planned to sell south of the border to minimize the economic hit from…

Drought leaves Canadian farmers unpaid, reveals holes in safety net

Hundreds of Canadian farmers have received delayed payments for their crops or not been paid at all, as a growing number of grain-buying firms declare bankruptcy    by Ed White…

Pork Producers Encouraged to Identify Specific PRRS Strains on Farms

The Swine Health Information Center is encouraging pork producers impacted by Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome to be aware of the specific strains of PRRS circulating on their farms and…

Drive Away Hunger partners donate 514 million meals to fight food insecurity 

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is pleased to announce that Drive Away Hunger partners have more than doubled their contributions from last year and donated 514 million meals in 2024   …

Our May 2025 Issue

In our May 2025, CCA Congratulates Canada’s new PM, Smithfield Foods and the Chinese implication, Food and Beverage faces mixed 2025 outlook, Olymel’s new product launch, WBC Paris 2025 competition, Thermal Trace’s wireless temperature monitoring system, Trade disruptions on the agriculture sector, and much more!