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The vast majority of cows and egg-laying chickens in B.C.’s flood-stricken Sumas Prairie have survived, the province’s agriculture minister said Friday as the region continues its recovery from record-breaking weather…

Workers at Cargill’s beef-processing plant in High River, Alberta, one of Canada’s largest, voted in favor of the company’s latest contract offer on Saturday, averting a strike   by Rod…

If ratified, the offer will be the best food processing contract in Canada   by Michael Hirtzer and Jen Skerritt – Bloomberg News    U.S. meatpacking giant Cargill Inc. reached…

Restaurants Canada estimates that increasing the minimum wage by $2 over the course of 2022 will add at least $25,000 to the cost of operating a restaurant in New Brunswick…

The unique Kisses From Italy restaurant brand has opened its first location in Canada and is planning a massive expansion in the country     by Mario Toneguzzi – Retail-Insider…

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set new highs on Friday and finished stronger on technical buying and firm cash prices, traders said     by Tom Polansek – Reuters…

The Livestock Tax Deferral provision allows farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought or flooding in prescribed drought or flood regions to defer a portion of…

Workers at plant near High River, Alta., have COVID-related health and safety concerns, among others    by CBC News A document from Cargill, provided by the union representing workers with…

The Manager of Swine Health Programs with Manitoba Pork reports the investigation into the cause of Manitoba’s latest Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak is well underway and the hope is that…

The Canadian Red Cross has launched the British Columbia Floods and Extreme Weather Appeal to support those impacted by the recent severe rainfall across the British Columbia southern coast and…

Now that Parliament has returned, Restaurants Canada is eager to get back to work with elected officials to ensure that hard-hit foodservice businesses will have enough federal support to get…

Animal rescues continued Saturday on flood-stricken Sumas Prairie in Abbotsford, and the military joined the effort by  Michele Brunoro  –  CBC  News    Soldiers were hoisted in front-end loaders to…

Deanna Hofing has joined WTI as an Applications Specialist     Hofing has extensive technical knowledge and expertise in the meat and food industries. She has been providing customers innovative…

Our February forecasts provided livestock prices that have each been exceeded to date. Year-over-year prices all show improvement.     by Martha Roberts – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Both cattle and…

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) is calling on the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to expand drought-survival measures that will safeguard producers into the next…

Think Turkey, the five-year marketing campaign aimed at raising awareness of turkey as a delicious everyday protein option, has teamed up with VIA Rail to grant seven lucky Canadians’ wish…

The fast-food conglomerate Restaurant Brands International Inc., announced Monday it’s buying Firehouse Subs for US$1 billion in cash    Bloomberg According to a release, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Firehouse has approximately 1,200…

A union representing thousands of workers at a Cargill Inc. beef plant in Alberta gave official notice on Wednesday of a strike starting Dec. 6 following two days of negotiations…

The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing up to $7 million to rapidly increase processing capacity in meat processing plants across the province    Reuters This initiative builds on…

China’s meat imports in October fell from a year ago to their lowest in 20 months, customs data showed on Sunday, as cheap domestic pork cut demand for overseas supplies…