Industry

U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Hit An Eight-Year High

U.S. farm bankruptcy rates jumped 20% in 2019 – to an eight-year high – as financial woes in the U.S. agricultural economy continued in spite of massive federal bail-out funding,…

Updated CWSHIN Survey Gathers More Relevant Swine Disease Surveillance Data

The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network has updated and improved the quarterly survey it circulates among western Canada’s swine veterinarians by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online As part of…

2020 Outlook: Canada’s Red Meat Sector

FCC Ag Economics helps you make sense of these top economic trends and issues likely to affect your operation in 2020 by Leigh Anderson, Senior Agricultural Economist – Farm Credit…

Canadian Scientists First To Test Diagnostic Tool For “TB” in Bison

To help protect Canada’s cattle and bison and maintain the country’s bovine tuberculosis (TB)-free status, scientists from University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) and…

New Tools For On-Farm Record Keeping In Cow-Calf Operations

Are you curious about which areas of your operation are excelling? Or which areas of your operation that might need some work? Are you interested in record keeping but not…

Climate Change Could Open New Land For Farming in Canada — But At What Price

Climate change could open a whole different area in Canada to farming, says newly published research by Bob Weber – The Canadian Press But Evan Fraser of the University of…

SHIC Prioritizes Swine Disease Information Sharing in 2020

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says enhanced information sharing on domestic and international disease monitoring will be among SHIC’s top priorities during 2020 by Bruce Cochrane…

Workers without borders: Small Businesses Need Better Access to Immigration System

The immigration system is not meeting the needs of small and medium-sized employers who are facing significant labour shortages, finds a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business…

JBS Canada Certification Confirms Sustainability Achievements

BS Canada has achieved another milestone in its on- going commitment to sustainable food production The beef processing facility in Brooks, AB is now a Certified Sustainable Beef Processor, after…

SilverChef Reveals Finalists for Hospitality Awards 2020

SilverChef, Canada’s leading hospitality financier, announced the finalists of its 2020 Hospitality Awards program. Six hospitality owners have been shortlisted to go through to the finals, which will take place…

Thousands Raise A Fork on Canada’s Agriculture Day

Online and in person, thousands of Canadians raised a fork to Canadian agriculture during the fourth annual national celebration of one of country’s most dynamic and vital industries “From Newfoundland…

Swine Health Information Center Joins Canadian African Swine Fever Initiative

The Swine Health Information Center has become of a member of Canada’s Coordinated African Swine Fever Research Working Group FarmScape Online The Swine Health Information Center has joined forces with…

Municipal Leaders Tackle Western Economic Challenges

With a federal budget on the way, municipal and federal leaders gathered today to explore solutions to the economic uncertainty facing many western communities, from market access to energy and…

The Next Global Culinary Phenomenon: Canada’s First Virtual Food Hall Is Changing the Delivery Game

As major transformations continue to disrupt the food industry, one emerging shift is stealing media headlines around the globe. Ghost kitchens are springing up in New York, Chicago, Miami, and…

Restaurants Canada Recruits Thomas International to Help Employers Find The Right Talent

In the face of ongoing labour shortages in the foodservice industry and the struggle to recruit the right talent, Restaurants Canada is proud to announce its new partnership with Thomas…

The Canadian Beef Industry Has Achieved 75% Of Its Sustainability Strategy Goals Since 2016

the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) released a report outlining progress against its 2016 National Beef Sustainability Strategy, with 86% of the environmental, 75% of the social and 83%…

New Youth Council Will Help Shape The Sector

Young women and men who are passionate about the agriculture and agri-food sector have a new opportunity to provide advice on issues that matter to them — sustainable agriculture, market…

Canadian Organization Joins the Movement to Support the Cellular Agriculture Industry

Cultured meat is the game-changing technology of creating meat using cells and not farm animals. This revolutionary process could stem the tide of climate change, spare billions of animals from…

FCC Identifies Global Trade Tensions as Key Factor to Watch in 2020

The Chief Agricultural Economist with Farm Credit Canada is advising Canadian agriculture sector stakeholders to pay close attention to developments on the global trade front during 2020 By Bruce Cochrane…

Paradise Lost Looms for German Farmers as Swine Fever Nears

The German state of Brandenburg has erected about 120 km (75 miles) of electric fencing to prevent wild boars infected with African swine fever (ASF) from straying across the border…

Our December 2024 Issue

In our December 2024 issue we look at the Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, Federal funding for the Cattle Industry’s Improvement initiatives, Ontario’s Agritourism Sector, Cargill cutting jobs, A&W tackling food waste, Consumer Trust over Climate Optics, the rising cost of doing business, and much more!