Industry

Front-line workers at the Conestoga Meats processing plant in Breslau, ON were treated to lunch on June 25 and 26 as a token of appreciation from Ontario’s pork farmers “Throughout…

A greater understanding of how Brachyspira defends itself against the immune system of the pig is helping scientists in their efforts to create a vaccine that will help protect pigs…

In a year where cookbooks have taken centre stage in the homes of Canadians across the country, it has never been more important to promote the incredible authors that share…

Manitoba Turkey Producers and Exceldor Cooperative have come together to donate $10,000 worth of turkey to the province’s South East Helping Hands food banks As the effects of the COVID-19…

With coronavirus outbreaks slowing North America’s meat plants, and more consumers seeking to buy meat directly from farmers, Canadian and U.S. governments face pressure to expand animal slaughter for public…

In a strategic expansion into the growing food technology sector, Messe Frankfurt New Era Business Media Ltd and VNU Asia Pacific, announce a partnership to jointly organise ‘Meat Pro Asia’,…

The board of directors and staff at Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT), which promotes the safe and humane production of meat, milk, and eggs, are witnessing a historic civil rights…

One of Canada’s largest beef companies has taken over a food processing facility in Belleville JBS Canada, based out of Alberta, has recently acquired Vantage Foods, located in the city’s…

Restaurants Canada commends the Government of British Columbia for acting on a longstanding liquor policy recommendation to help bars and restaurants survive the challenges of COVID-19. “On behalf of the…

In a recent interview with Global News, Temple Grandin shared her thoughts on the future of the meat industry post COVID-19  

The Level 2 record keeping resource has been designed to build upon the record keeping modules covered in Level 1 The record keeping and benchmarking modules are designed to be…

Chicken is the most consumed protein in the United States. According to the National Chicken Council, the U.S. produced more than 9.2 billion broiler chickens in 2019. US consumers spent…

The coronavirus pandemic has been especially crushing for the meat supply chain. The industry could face losses of more than $20 billion in 2020 by Tala Hadavi – CNBC The…

A new survey on COVID-19 suggests 52 percent of Canadians intend to avoid restaurants for the foreseeable future by Mario Toneguzzi – Retail-Insider The Angus Reid survey found that physical…

The health and welfare of broiler chickens may improve thanks to University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Andrew Olkowski and colleagues More chickens are raised worldwide than any other livestock animal,…

Turkey Farmers of Canada is taking a unique approach to strategic marketing to reach grocers and consumers The organization has launched two new campaigns. Both of the initiatives will support…

Calgary lawyer Clint Docken is in the early stages of a lawsuit involving the Cargill meat-packing plant at High River, Alta., the site of one of Canada’s worst COVID-19 outbreaks.…

The Swine Health Information Center has enhanced the analysis of its domestic swine disease surveillance data to include comparisons of trends by state by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online The…

For decades, the country has struggled to find enough workers to support one of its most important industries. The agri-food industry results in $110 billion in domestic sales each year,…

This year’s BIF Research Symposium and Convention will be virtual the week of June 8. As a result this years’ registration is free for all participants This year’s BIF Research…