Industry

U.S. live cattle futures opened firm on Monday but retreated from session highs on technical selling and lingering concerns about cattle supply backups in the wake of recent packing plant…

Canadian grocery giant Empire Company Limited is launching an aggressive three-year growth strategy for core business expansion and ecommerce acceleration The initiative, Project Horizon, will include a more than $2…

Ontario agricultural operations, including greenhouses, can now benefit from a free, government-funded consultation service to help choose the best options for protecting their workers from COVID-19 and make the most…

Two of the world’s largest meatpackers have installed ultraviolet air cleaning equipment in some U.S. plants, as pressure mounts on food companies to protect workers amid growing concerns about airborne…

A strategic partnership involving the Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement, the Prairie Swine Center and CDPQ has proved quite successful by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Two years ago the…

The Halal Guys is bringing its quintessential New York City street cart food experience to Western Canada for the first time by Mario Toneguzzi – the Retail-Insider Franchisee Youssef El…

The Veterinary Counsel with the Canadian Pork Council suggests, amid the turmoil surrounding COVID-19, the risk posed to the North American swine sector by African Swine Fever has decreased by…

More than 200,000 servings of fresh ground pork will help feed Ontario families in need this year thanks to a grassroots fundraising initiative supported by hog farmers and their industry…

An Adjunct Professor with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine is confident an effective vaccine to prevent Brachyspira associated swine dysentery will help in the effort to reduce the pork…

Blood-feeding livestock mites can be detected with wearable sensor technology nicknamed Fitbits for chickens To help farmers detect mite infestations, a team of entomologists, computer scientists, and biologists led by…

The first two months of 2020 were very positive for both the pork and beef sectors. Strong consumer demand in both the domestic and global markets and the reduced global…

Outbreaks of deadly African swine fever are surging in some parts of southern China following heavy rains, analysts and industry sources said, in what could be a big setback for…

Restaurants Canada issued the following statement, commending the Alberta governments’ COVID-19 recovery initiatives Restaurants Canada commends the Government of Alberta for introducing new labour legislation this week that will help…

Consumers are significantly more concerned about food safety than environmental considerations, according to DNV GL’s ViewPoint survey A total of 4,500 consumers from across the globe were asked about their…

China’s dwindling pace of meat imports, thanks to its tough measures against coronavirus contamination, will provide further support for prices already buoyed by a severe shortage of pork Reuters Purchases…

Industry representatives and a federal opposition critic on agriculture issues say the government is missing an opportunity to use the agriculture and agri-food industry to drive Canada’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery…

The Manager of Swine Health Programs with Manitoba Pork says the dramatic reduction in the number of PED cases identified this year compared to last is a testament to the…

China played down the threat of a new swine flu strain with pandemic potential that researchers discovered in pigs, saying the study is “not representative.” Associated Press The deadly COVID-19…

The majority of foodservice businesses across the country are still operating at a loss and could take at least a year to return to profitability, according to a new survey…

Harald Suchanka, Managing Director of Handtmann Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, announced the appointment of Mr. Chris D’Aoust as the new Managing Director of its wholly owned subsidiary, Handtmann Canada…