Industry

FCC Report: How Canadian ranchers are writing the rulebook on sustainability – and winning

Thousands of Canadian ranchers proudly produce beef, and while it’s enjoyed at a restaurant, over a weeknight barbecue or Sunday dinner, more consumers are curious about its production, specifically, whether…

Canadian U.S. Pork Sector Collaboration Called for In Communicating with Consumers and Governments

The General Manager of Manitoba Pork suggests representative of the Canadian and U.S. pork sectors need to be working together when it comes to communicating with governments and with consumers…

A NEW BeefResearch.ca — The Search Engine for Canadian Beef Production Just Got Better

the Beef Cattle Research Council rolled out a revitalized web design offering more easy-to-find content and practical tools for Canada’s beef producers, veterinary teams, researchers and other stakeholders at BeefResearch.ca…

CMC Appoints First-Ever Woman as Chair of the Board of Directors

As the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) celebrated its 100th anniversary and conference this month in Ottawa; the occasion was also marked by appointing Kerry Towle as Chair of the Board…

Wild Pigs: an Ecological Train Wreck

You may have seen the news reports lately about how wild pigs are becoming a serious threat to the environment by Wayne Lees – Coordinator for the Invasive Swine Eradication…

Government of Canada launches consultations to inform the National Agricultural Labour Strategy

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector is an important engine of economic growth that feeds millions of people in Canada and around the world. It is also part of the country’s…

How an Ottawa beef farmer ended up raising some of the world’s priciest cattle

For Steven Velthuis, his adventures with purebred Japanese Wagyu beef began a few years ago, on a pricey night out     by Trevor Pritchard – CBC News  “I went…

Good people raising healthy pigs

Hog farmers care for their animals 365 days a year, including holidays! Maintaining pig health is a farmer’s pride and passion     originally published in Portage Online After all,…

Teeth from royal cattle herds of Mesopotamia shed light on ancient urban cultures

Newly published cutting-edge research led by University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Near Eastern archaeologist Dr. Tina Greenfield (PhD) reveals how domesticated livestock were managed in one of the world’s earliest cities…

Alberta fights new labelling on ground meat

The Alberta government is calling new labelling on ground meat “scientifically baseless.”     by Breanna Karstens-Smith – Global News Agriculture Minister Nate Horner said Monday the move would drive…

Investment in USask project aims to give ag producers better access to data 

In an environment where the complexity of agriculture-related technology is ever increasing, producers face the challenge of interpreting and selecting data that are most useful to improving their operations  …

Canadian and Mexican Pork Producers Supportive of Efforts to Overturn Proposition 12

The National Pork Producers Council says both the Canadian and Mexican pork industries have been highly supportive of the effort to have California’s Proposition 12 overturned     by Bruce…

Canada to ban making, importing many single-use plastics

The government of Canada on Monday published final regulations to prohibit “harmful” single-use plastics, with a ban on manufacturing and importing most of these items to come into effect in…

Canadian agri-businesses want to see economic sustainability and competitiveness at the heart of Canada’s Next Policy Framework

Canada’s Next Policy Framework, aimed at strengthening and growing Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector, should lay out a clear roadmap to ensure farmers are competitive, productive and viable, says the…

Easing of COVID Restrictions Stimulates Increased International Presence at World Pork Expo

The Director of Trade Show Marketing with the National Pork Producers Council reports an easing COVID related travel restrictions stimulated a rebound in the number of international exhibitors and visitors…

Manitoba beef producers feel ‘targeted’ by potential Health Canada label change

Health Canada is looking at requiring a new label change for packages of ground meat. The change would require a “high in saturated fat” label, a sticker that isn’t welcomed by…

Plant-based food stocks lack sustainable finance

Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than those which involve consuming meat and dairy. But those virtues don’t translate into the financial statements of the companies which produce the foods…

Sask Stock Growers 2022 AGM Moves Industry Forward

Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) held its 109th Annual General Meeting & Convention June 5-7, 2022 at Prince of Wales Centre in Assiniboia, SK―the organization’s first in-person meeting since June 2019…

AHEM announces Webinar 3 of the Emergency Management Workshop Series is open for registration

The Canadian livestock industry is taking steps to better prepare for a serious animal disease outbreak. As a leader in this process, the Animal Health Emergency Management (AHEM) project is…

Canada launches greenhouse gas offset credits to help tackle emissions

Canada on Wednesday launched a credit system for greenhouse gas offsets, a major part of its plan to cut carbon emissions, starting with a set of rules stipulating how projects…

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!