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Imagine a distributed set of computers, openly accessible to trusted parties, that each serves as synchronized ledgers of reliable information regarding transactions taking place amongst a group of business partners   These computers also allow you…

The Group Export Agri-Food is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the 2021 Alizés Awards, presented by FCC.    Newswire Canadian agri-food exporters have until June…

The Ontario Pork Board of Directors welcomes incoming Chair John de Bruyn and Vice-Chair Arno Schober   Ontario Pork De Bruyn, a producer from Oxford County, and Schober, a producer…

Canada has a global reputation for being an agri-food powerhouse, and many voices around Canada’s trade table believe the country can achieve greater success  by Trevor Bacque – Farm Credit…

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…