Industry

Highlighting the It’s Good, Canada! Campaign

A national campaign to connect consumers to the multifaceted Canadian food system was launched by the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI), at a time when conversation around food and…

Manitoba Pork Producer Buys Minnesota Plant as Part of Expansion

HyLife has increased their pork processing capacity by 60% and given themselves a considerable foothold in the the U.S by Josh Aldrich – PostMedia The La Broquerie, Man.-based pork producer…

Turkey Farmers of Canada Announce Additional 80k Donation to Kids Help Phone and 4-H Canada Through The Wishbone Project

Canada’s turkey farmers today announced another $80,000 donation in the wake of COVID-19, which will support mental health initiatives across the country The funds will be distributed to Kids Help…

TrustBix Offers Provision Analytics’s “Basecase” to Provide Swift and Secure Food Industry Employee Health Screening

The recent outbreak of Corona has swept across the global economy like a tornado. Among the hardest hit industries are food production and food processing, a fact that goes back…

How The COVID-19 Pandemic is Changing Canadian Food Delivery Habits

With most Canadians waiting out the COVID-19 pandemic at home, food delivery apps have become a welcome replacement for restaurants that have been closed for months by Phil Tsekouras –…

How to Grill The PERFECT Steak with SCA’s The Bearded Prairie Chef!

Let’s talk meat choices. There’s so many choices strip loin, ribeye, tenderloin and even top sirloin. They each bring their own uniqueness to the party Watch The Bearded Prairie Chef…

Holding Back Cattle Requires Proactive Business Plan

Holding back cattle when processing facilities slow – or even stop – has multiple implications on the farm business. And the sooner risks are identified, the better by Owen Roberts…

Remember The Four Principles Of Pasture Management

Pasture is a key component of beef cattle operations and one definitely worth managing At first glance, grazing a pasture may appear as simple as placing cattle in a fenced…

Feed Sourced From FMD Free Regions Poses Minimal Risk to North American Livestock

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says, by sourcing feed ingredients from foreign animal disease free regions, the risk of importing these infections in feed is minimal…

Cargill Partners With Nonprofits to Ensure Canada’s COVID-19 Resilience

Cargill is working with nonprofit and NGO partners around the globe to help address food security, health and safety needs and agriculture and industry challenges to ease the impact of…

Everything’s on the table: How COVID-19 Could Change Canada’s Meat Processing Industry

Outbreaks in big packing plants have been a painful lesson in the supply chain’s vulnerabilities, but solutions may be expensive for the industry and consumer by Naomi Powell – Financial…

North America Bulges With Cattle as Virus Leaves Retailers and Consumers Hungry for Beef

There is no room on the range for cattle, as shuttered slaughterhouses across North America due to the pandemic leave farmers nowhere to ship their animals Reuters Now fast-food chain…

Livestock Profitability Tied to North American Processing Capacity

There was optimism in the red meat sector at the beginning of 2020. Cattle and hog prices were tracking higher than 2019 by Leigh Anderson – Farm Credit Canada (FCC)…

Meat Processing Disruptions Amid COVID-19 Spur Changes to Canadian Beef Supply

Just in time for barbeque season, beef analysts expect changes in meat prices and supply in Canada following disruptions to the industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic by Debbie Knight –…

Ontario Meat Processors Applaud Governments $2.25 Million Investment in COVID-19 Agri-Food Workplace Protection

Meat & Poultry Ontario (MPO) welcomes the announcement made by the federal and provincial governments that they will invest $2.25 million to provincially licensed meat processing plants to protect employees…

Cargill to Shut Quebec Beef Plant Temporarily Due to Coronavirus Outbreak

The Canadian arm of U.S. agribusiness Cargill said on Sunday it would soon temporarily shut a meat-processing plant in the province of Quebec after 64 workers tested positive for the…

Messe Frankfurt Takes Over Management of Process Expo in Chicago

Messe Frankfurt is continuing its collaboration with the American industrial association FPSA (Food Processing Suppliers Association), owner of the trade fair Process Expo. As of 1 May 2020 Messe Frankfurt’s…

Swine Health Information Center Calls for Stakeholder Feedback

The Swine Health Information Center is inviting pork sector stakeholders to provide feedback on the usefulness of its monthly domestic and global swine disease monitoring reports by Bruce Cochrane –…

Canada’s Chicken Farmers Still Waiting for Support

While welcoming the Prime Minister’s government announcement regarding financial support for agriculture and agri-food, Canada’s chicken farmers believe that the government does not fully understand what they need to mitigate…

Workers at JBS Believe Huge Effort at Meat Plant Will Keep Them Safe

As the morning shift begins at the JBS meat-packing plant, workers line up leisurely and with appropriate social distancing at the back of the staff parking lot to pick up…

Our March 2024 Issue

In our March 2024 issue, we look at the USDA’s aid to wildfire affected communities, Meat snack market projects into the billions, attracting foreign workers, funding to improve sustainability, the pickleball turkey partnership, carbon pricing food production, and much more!