Industry

New Sensors to Monitor Swine Welfare and Trailer Disinfection Expected by 2020

A new sensor designed to track parameters related to animal welfare during swine transport and monitor the trailer temperatures during disinfection are expected to be ready for use by 2020…

Taste of Saskatchewan Chef’s Series Kicks Off in Saskatoon

The 2019 Chef’s Series, held in conjunction with Taste of Saskatchewan, kicks off today and wraps up on Sunday by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Taste of Saskatchewan, underway until…

Grow The Value-Added Food Sector to Capitalize On Its Untapped Potential

Canada should expand the value-added food sector by improving regulations to allow for the expansion of international trade of processed food products, investing in innovation, and reducing the barriers to…

How Does Your Farm Vision Lead to Success?

Farm business planning experts and farmers themselves agree: a business vision is a critical element to success by Trudy Kelly Forsythe – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Michelle Painchaud, president and…

Chicken Demand Should Keep Broiler Sector Happy for 2019

Growth in Canadian broiler production slowed in the first five months of 2019, falling under the 3% pace we’d anticipated in our January outlook. Even with the farm price increasing…

High Hog Numbers and Uncertain Pork Demand Fuel Volatility

HAMS Marketing Services says unprecedented growth in U.S. hog production combined with continuing uncertainty over the impact of African Swine Fever on export demand for pork are resulting in continued…

Olymel and Sollio Agriculture Acquire Pork and Milling Sectors From F. Ménard

Management of La Coop fédérée, its Olymel and Sollio Agriculture divisions and F. Ménard announced today an agreement to acquire all the assets of Ange-Gardien company F. Ménard, in Montérégie,…

Chicken Farmers of Ontario Makes Significant Supply of Chicken Available for Chicken Industry Innovators

Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) is pleased to launch the application process for its second Ontario Chicken Innovation Award, part of the organization’s commitment to help bring new, innovative Ontario…

China-Canada Meat Trade Dispute Stresses Southwestern Ontario Farmers

Blindsided by a trade dispute that has shut the door to a growing export market, livestock farmers in Southwestern Ontario are bracing for a hit to their bottom line by…

Nearby Lean Hogs Firm on Bargain-Buying, China Hopes

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) nearby lean hog futures closed higher on Tuesday for a second session on technical buying after last week’s multimonth lows and hopes that a resumption of…

CBP Efforts to Guard Against Foreign Animal Disease Applauded

The Swine Health Information Center is applauding the efforts being taken by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in helping keep foreign animal diseases out of the United States by Bruce…

Canada’s Farm Labor Shortage is Costing Billions and Expected to Rise

Canada’s farm labor deficit is expected to double by 2029 to 123,000 workers, or one in three jobs, as shortages continue to hit the sector’s bottom line, the Canadian Agriculture…

Inappropriate Genetic Editing Regulation Threatens Livestock Sector Competitiveness

The National Pork Producers Council fears proposed Food and Drug Administration regulations governing gene editing will result in an impractical, lengthy and expensive approval process and notes the regulation inaccurately…

McDonald’s Switch to Fresh Beef Beefed Up Sales

Last spring, McDonald’s announced it would ditch frozen beef in favor of fresh beef patties in all its Quarter Pounders, excluding restaurants in Hawaii and Alaska by Kate Bernot –…

I’ve Got a Beef

The Canadian beef industry took a bit of flack in the regional media last week. It’s part of a larger problem — many Canadians have lost their connection to the…

Swine Fever in Asia Largest Animal Disease Outbreak in History

Millions of pigs have been culled in China and Vietnam as a U.N. food agency urges Asian governments to make containing virulent African swine fever their top priority by Hau…

Canada’s First Food Policy is Pointless And Underwhelming

After more than two years of work and hearing from almost 45,000 Canadians, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released its first food policy this week by Sylvain Charlebois – Troy Media…

International Research Executives to Lead the Global Institute for Food Security at USask

Following an extensive global search, two internationally recognized leaders with deep understanding of agricultural research and innovation have been named to the top leadership posts of the Global Institute for…

KFC Canada partners with Chicken Farmers of Canada on the Raised by a Canadian Farmer branding program

KFC Canada today announced its partnership with Chicken Farmers of Canada by featuring the Raised by a Canadian Farmer seal on its products, which demonstrates the commitment of restaurants and…

Scientists Strive to Increase Fetal Resilience to PRRS

Scientists with the University of Saskatchewan are working to reign in the reproductive losses resulting from PRRS by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary…

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!