Industry

Farming Family Warning Others After Bank Accounts Emptied in Port-Out Scam

A family of Saskatchewan farmers is sounding the alarm bell after they had hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from their family farm’s bank account, and they say they’re not…

USask Livestock Researchers Awarded Nearly $7M to Improve Food Sustainability and Safety

Twenty University of Saskatchewan (USask) projects have been awarded nearly $7 million through a joint federal-provincial government funding program to advance cattle, swine, and poultry research Investment from the province’s…

Beyond Meat Products Pulled from Tim Hortons Restaurants

Tim Hortons has pulled Beyond Meat products off the menus in the last provinces where it still sold the trendy plant-based protein, less than a year after a national roll…

Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey for Improved Economic and Environmental Viability Ready for Launch

A multidisciplinary team of Scientists working on behalf of Swine Innovation Porc is set to launch an economic and environmental survey of Canadian pork producers By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

New Digital Agri Auction Design Can Increase Family Farm Revenue

Agriculture is a significant part of the economy in most developing countries, yet many farmers persistently struggle with poverty. A key challenge is the lack of infrastructure to improve market…

How P.E.I. Could Help With an Increased Demand for Beef

The Maritime Beef Council says demand for beef is going up, and P.E.I. might be able to help meet that demand by Travis Kingdon – CBC News “We’re actually seeing…

Canada’s Agriculture Day Aims to Strengthen Consumer-Producer Relationship

Canadians are being asked to raise a fork to Canadian agriculture as part of a national social media campaign to celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day on February 11 Canada’s Agriculture Day…

Computer Modelling Offers Advance Warning pf PED Breaks

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center reports it’s now possible to use the swine health information being provided voluntarily by swine producers to predict when a farm…

McDonald’s Expands Beyond Meat Burger Trials in Canada

McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) said on Wednesday it will expand its trial in Canada of vegan burgers made by Beyond Meat (BYND.O) as the world’s biggest fast food chain tests the…

Research into the Human Microbiome Applicable to Pigs

A Microbiology Professor with the University of Guelph says many of the discoveries related to the gut microbiome of humans can be applied to benefit the health of pigs by…

Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame Announces 2020 Inductees

The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame (SAHF) today announced the five individuals and one couple who will be inducted into the Hall in 2020 The inductees being recognized for their…

Canadian Meat Business is Going Digital!

We launched Canadian Meat Business in 2002 and over that time we have proudly published more than 100 consecutive issues and 16 Annual Buyer’s Guides. However, after much consideration, we…

1 in 3 Meat Packing Jobs at Risk of Automation Replacement

In Brooks, one in five of the southern Alberta city’s roughly 14,000 residents works at the local meat-packing plant by Sarah Rieger – CBC News Having a city so reliant…

Buying Power: Bull Selection To Improve Your Bottom Line

If it hasn’t happened already, soon your mailboxes and inboxes will be filling up with catalogues for this year’s bull sales. How can you identify which bull is going to…

Alberta Processor Bullish on Market Growth for Halal Meat

The manager of a central Alberta meat processing plant that already flies fresh lamb to Dubai every week says he expects the market for certified halal products will continue to…

New Research Shows How Lighting During Incubation Impacts Chick Development

Lighting plays an important role in chick development­—even as early as the incubation period A new study conducted by researchers at Dalhousie University and the University of Saskatchewan discovered that…

Farmers Capture Carbon as Warnings of Climate Shocks Grow Louder

With the rash of wildfires that tore through millions of acres of land, towns and cities in Canada, the US, and now Australia like the wrath of God through much…

Biosecurity Top of Mind Heading into 2020

The Chair of Sask Pork says heading into 2020, biosecurity remains the top priority as pork producers consider the implications of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Asia and Europe and…

Canada’s Pork Exporters Expect a Bumper 2020 Due to China’s ASF Pandemic

Canada’s largest exporter of pork products to China expects shipments to the Asian nation to jump as much as 60 per cent next year amid renewed access to the market…

Livestock Futures Rise With Beef Demand Supporting Cattle

U.S. livestock futures strengthened on Thursday as traders adjusted positions ahead of the end of the year Strong domestic and export demand for beef helped to underpin cattle futures, traders…

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!