Industry

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services is advising pork producers to consider pricing as much as 30 percent of their hog production through the spring, summer and…

The Group Export Agri-Food and its partners, National Bank, FCC and Fonds de solidarité FTQ, are pleased to announce the selection of 16 Quebec exporting companies as part of ZENITH, its new…

Canadian Pacific’s $25 billion deal to buy Kansas City Southern will create a rail network from Canada to Mexico that farm groups say could smooth the flow of their goods…

Demand for Canadian farmland remained strong in 2020 due to record-low interest rates and improved crop production revenues. According to the FCC Farmland Values Report, farmland values increased 5.4% in…

Have you ever seen the label “permitted” at grocery stores? Even if you have never bought such items, you have definitely come across them in all departments: meat and poultry,…

On March 31st, 2021, McGill University will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding. To mark this important milestone in its history, the University is hosting a series of conferences focusing…

Ducks Unlimited Canada, McDonald’s Canada, and Cargill support expansion of Canadian grazing land and forages to help combat impacts of climate change and protect wildlife   Beef farmers and ranchers…

Empire Company Limited and Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada, have agreed to a meaningful and ground-breaking proposal for a “Grocery Supply Code of Practice for Canada“.  Reuters FHCP and…

Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed on Tuesday, marking the contract’s fifth gain in six days, pushed higher by increased demand for pork as restaurants reopen, while supplies remain…

Brazilian food processor BRF SA said on Tuesday Canada has authorized chicken wing exports from two of its plants located in top farm state Mato Grosso Reuters BRF has been…

Americans are buying more beef, pork, poultry, and lamb than ever as increased time at home during the pandemic sent meat grocery sales soaring by 20% (IRI) from 2019 to…

Nearly one year after the first reported cases of COVID-19 among meat and poultry workers, comprehensive protections have brought case rates to just 2.67 cases per day per 100,000 workers…

The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is encouraging pork producers to ask their herd practitioners to request ASF rule-out testing in cases where symptoms might suggest African Swine Fever…

Scientists with VIDO-InterVac have shown the delivery of vaccines into the uterus of sows and gilts to be an effective option for protecting their piglets from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus…

Canada’s Olymel LP began to gradually reopen its Red Deer, Alberta pork-processing plant on March 4 after a temporary closure due to COVID-19 infections, a spokesman said on Monday by…

Improving soil health can help farmers build drought resilience, increase nutrient availability, suppress diseases, reduce erosion and nutrient losses, and increase economic benefits according to recent Soil Health Institute research…

Serving a dynamic lineup of solution-based content, all centered around the theme of “Feeding the Recovery,” Restaurants Canada’s annual trade show brought together thousands of restaurateurs, chefs, industry professionals, and…

Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unless more women in rural and urban areas hold leadership positions with…

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded $6.76 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to help conserve bison and other threatened animal species and address challenges facing…

Farm Credit Canada is now accepting applications from registered charities and non-profit organizations in rural Canada for the FCC AgriSpirit Fund. The fund will award $1.5 million in funding this year.…