Industry
The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says an increase in PRRS infections in breeding herds illustrates the importance of biosecurity by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape.ca The Swine…
Tyson Foods plans to spend more than $1.3 billion to increase automation in meat plants over the next three years, Chief Executive Donnie King said on Thursday, as a U.S. labor…
Ranchers and researchers have teamed up to use targeted grazing to reduce one source of forest fire fuel: grass by Stephanie Wood – The Narwhal It’s not rocket science, rancher…
Tyson Foods said on Monday it will pay about $50 million in year-end bonuses to frontline and hourly meatpacking workers starting this month, as companies compete to attract and retain…
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…
Our July 2025 Issue
In our July issue 2025 issue, Chicken Farmers of Canada launches a new campaign, FCC transition loans, Meat producers warn of trade concerns, Will Ottawa clear the path for domestic food trade, and much more!
