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The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says the use of illegal vaccines to deal with African Swine Fever in China is cause for concern worldwide by Bruce…

The world’s first 3-D-printed ribeye steak was unveiled this week by an Israeli start-up focused on cultured meat technology. Lab grown meat, much like the plant-based products that have already…

The word “sustainable” has several definitions; however, the most substantial one was put forth in 1987 by the United Nations’ Commission on sustainable development: “Sustainable development meets the needs of…

Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine have found using body cameras, similar to those used by police, offers a viable option for swine barn workers to support remote…

More than $2.9 million dollars will be invested by beef producers into new research and technology transfer projects in 2021 through the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off Beef Cattle Research Council…

Olymel management today announced an investment of $9 million to set up a second shift at its Ange-Gardien (formerly F.Ménard) hog slaughtering, cutting and deboning plant in Montérégie-Est, Quebec This investment…

The site of the largest COVID-19 outbreak in Canada is now facing a new spate of cases while Cargill is facing criminal investigation and a class-action lawsuit for their earlier…

A surge in hog disease outbreaks this winter in China, the world’s biggest pork producer, will slow the industry’s rapid recovery since the African swine fever contagion three years ago,…

Need a break this winter? Watch FCC’s latest forum on YouTube  Farm Credit Canada (FCC) In this special edition, we’re sharing the recording from our recent FCC Forum with great…

Join the nation in celebrating Canada’s Ag Day on February 23. This year the day will bring together leaders from major food and agriculture companies in a fireside chat that…

Changes in the way Canadian pork processors value the hogs they purchase have reduced volatility within the market and improved the profitability of producers  by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online…

Impossible Foods said on Tuesday it would cut the prices of its faux meat patties by 20% at U.S. grocery stores as the plant-based protein maker ramps up production with…

As COVID-19 spread across the country last year, it spurred the “great grocery grab of 2020” a shift to at-home food consumption not seen since the early 1980s The abrupt…

Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D., vice chancellor of  Texas A&M AgriLife, dean of the  College of Agriculture and Life Sciences  and director of  Texas A&M AgriLife Research, announced recently that more than…

What do you think of when you hear the phrase family-owned business? You may not immediately think of the family farm, but they are just as important to our economy…

4-H Canada is pleased to announce that the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) 4-H Club Fund will provide $100,000 to 203 4-H clubs across Canada in 2021, to support local activities…

U.S. live cattle futures rose on Tuesday for a fourth straight session, with deferred months setting life-of-contract highs as robust demand for beef lifted packer profit margins and bolstered demand…

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today announced Mark Dopp, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, and General Counsel for the Meat Institute was inducted into the Meat…

Beloved co-hosts Art Napoleon and Dan Hayes celebrate five years of Moosemeat & Marmalade as the popular food documentary series returns for another season of globetrotting culinary adventures this February…

Protein Industries Canada announced an investment into a program that will introduce youth in Kindergarten through Grade 12 to the career opportunities available to them in the plant-protein, agrifood and…