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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…

The Ontario Pork Congress (OPC) is forging ahead with a virtual event that may be the first of its kind in the province by Frances Anderson – Ontario Farmer “Our…

The restaurant industry is slowly starting to reopen to the public, but it’s a whole new world out there. In order to help foodservice operators reopen their businesses safely, as…

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says news that Donald’s Fine Foods is looking into the prospects processing cull sows in Saskatchewan is exciting by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Donald’s…

The “hero pay” is quietly fading away in grocery stores and food distribution centers. In fact, the American-based Kroger chain, among others, even asked employees to return the extra money…

With the heavy toll many are paying due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sollio Cooperative Group launched the From Us to You initiative in collaboration with sixteen agricultural cooperatives from its…

With the heavy toll many are paying due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sollio Cooperative Group launched the From Us to You initiative in collaboration with sixteen agricultural cooperatives from its…

A cacophony of bellowing cattle makes it hard to hear the other hoof drop, but rancher Bruce Bird knows that it’s coming by Bill Graveland – The Canadian Press Bird…

Groupe Westco raises 4 of every 5 chickens in New Brunswick, and now it’s dealing with glut of product by Jacques Poitras – CBC News When COVID-19 was declared a…

Inside the small-scale Iowa abattoir Stanhope Locker and Market, owner Shaunna Zanker yawns with exhaustion as she listens to yet another farmer asking her to slaughter his pigs by Rod…

What do farmers have in common with high-tech solutions, software and data-driven results? Everything, according to a recent RBC report, Farmer 4.0: How the coming skills revolution can transform agriculture.…

The North West Company has partnered with The Sprott Foundation to enable a combined $3.6 Million donation to residents of over 120 communities in Northern Canada, to help ensure food…

Despite a negative inflation rate, recent StatsCan numbers are telling us that we are in for a wild ride at the grocery store. The numbers are also telling by Sylvain…

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…