Industry

The Director of Risk Management with HAMS Marketing Services says the increased movement of U.S. pork into China is good news for American and Canadian pork producers by Bruce Cochrane…

After a spate of food recalls across Canada, it’s easy to wonder: What is happening to the meat industry? Hundreds of beef and veal products have been recalled by the…

The 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report, “Productivity Growth for Sustainable Diets, and More,” released today by Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, shows agricultural productivity growth – increasing…

Beyond Meat has dropped the scary statistics about the health risks of eating meat that had been posted for months on it’s website, citing it dropped the details because it’s…

The Coburn family of Keswick Ridge, New Brunswick. The Jennings family in Nova Scotia. The Krahn brothers in Abbotsford, British Columbia and the Hayes family in Tilsonburg, Ontario. What do…

A difference in food health standards between the European Union and Canada is being blamed for beef exports falling short of expectations, despite a promising modification to a trade agreement…

With the 2019 Canadian federal election quickly approaching, we need to build awareness of the current challenges and opportunities facing the Ontario/Canadian beef industry BFO has put together a toolkit…

The Ontario government announced a new collaboration with the meat processing sector to continue to increase food safety in the province while supporting economic growth opportunities Ernie Hardeman, Minister of…

The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus has spread across Asia and Eastern Europe. It has hit China’s hog sector particularly hard, with credible assessments suggesting a 25% drop in the…

Pain management in cattle has evolved over time and today, nearly half of Canadian beef producers are using pain medication some or all of the time. Pain Mitigation Consumer pressure…

Meat substitute sales in the UK recorded growth at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8% between 2013 and 2018, which was significantly higher than meat at a CAGR…

Whenever I hear the phrase Artificial Intelligence in the same sentence as drones and satellites, I’m not sure if the actual definition of “AI” is accurate. For me, I conjure…

The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is advising swine producers to be aware of Seneca Valley Virus by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Over the past couple of years…

A series of new studies published in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine has called into question a long delivered piece of health advice, that people should limit their consumption of…

16 of the best butchers from across the globe descended on Sacramento last week to size up the competition for the much-anticipated World Butchers’ Challenge, to be held in September…

Some stores are hiring security guards and training staff to watch for suspicious behaviour—a challenge, because, well, there’s no stereotypical meat thief by Shannon Vanraes – Macleans.ca Munther Zeid pages…

Year two of the rural mental health training program presented by the Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMA) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has officially launched and is accepting applications The…

The Swine Health Information Center says the cooperation of contacts on the ground around the world is helping the swine sector become more responsive to the threat of disease by…

With a population of just 15,000, Brooks, Alta. is vastly different than the city Deepak Badola once called home. by By Heather Yourex-West – Global News “I’m from India,” the…

The Saskatchewan Roughriders organization has distanced itself from an A&W ad that showed fans of the football club sinking their teeth into Beyond Meat burgers, after the commercial drew ire…