Industry

Rain makes grain. Adequate rainfall during the growing season is essential for good yields. This highlights the crucial role water plays in Canadian agriculture and the food we eat  …

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on the federal government to stand up for Canadian agriculture in the face of a growing trend toward protectionism in trade  …

The Meat Institute today submitted comments documenting the many flaws and costs of the latest proposed rules change to the Packers and Stockyards Act (PSA) by the Biden Administration  …

The Executive Director of Animal Health Canada suggests the main strength of the organization is its ability to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to address complex issues related…

This fall, Think Turkey is proud to introduce the Join Thanksgiving fund, a new initiative to bring the joy of Canadian Thanksgiving to more post-secondary students       Thanksgiving…

It’s been a rough stretch for many Canadian ranchers, with drought, pandemic-rattled supply chains and soaring feed and fuel prices taking a toll on those who raise their herds on the Prairies   by…

Cattle prices have been trending lower since late July, and the bearish price action could continue over the coming weeks and months.   by Andrew Hecht – Barchart   In…

A swine practitioner with Demeter Quebec says the Western College of Veterinary Medicine Pharmhouse Summer Student Swine Experience Program provides an opportunity for swine practices to interact directly with veterinary…

Meat industry giants Cargill, National Beef Packing and Hormel Foods have agreed to pay a combined $57.4 million to exit a proposed class action accusing them of suppressing workers’ pay…

China announced on Monday the start of a one-year anti-dumping investigation into imports of rapeseed from Canada, just weeks before Ottawa’s 100% tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other products…

Canadian food manufacturing plays a crucial role in addressing the need to sustainably feed a growing global population according to a recent FCC Economics report   Farm Credit Canada (FCC)…

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) hosted the 3rd 2024 triannual trilateral meeting with its North American counterparts, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (CNOG)…

Pork producers are being advised take steps to avoid the introduction of High Path Avian Influenza into the swine barn   by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca   Since the March…

The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in US dairy cows has now spread to three herds in California, the largest milk-producing state in the country, with around 1.7 million dairy…

China said it planned to start an anti-dumping investigation into canola imports from Canada, after Ottawa moved to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles   Reuters Canadian Farm Minister Lawrence…

Skippy peanut butter maker Hormel Foods cut its annual sales forecast on Wednesday, hurt by lower commodity prices and a production disruption at its Planters brand manufacturing facility in Virginia…

The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies said on Friday it had filed a four court challenges against a ruling by the country’s industrial labor board that…

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) hosted the 3rd 2024 triannual, trilateral meeting with its North American counterparts, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Confederación Nacional de Organizaciones Ganaderas (CNOG)…

Like workers across the country, small business owners, including farmers, work hard throughout their lives to build up savings to eventually take a well-deserved retirement   by Bradlee Whidden –…

At first glance, it looks like an unassuming farm. Cows are scattered across fenced-in fields. A milking barn sits in the distance with a tractor parked alongside   by Mary…