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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…

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell Thursday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling and expectations of ample U.S. summertime supplies of cattle and beef, traders said…

Farming livestock can be a rewarding, yet challenging venture. Successfully getting into the livestock business, say two veteran farmers, takes more than just hard physical work. Indeed, new livestock farmers…

Livestock and cattle will soon help fight wildfires in British Columbia as the province looks to create a targeted grazing program The B.C. government will give $500,000 to the B.C.…

Results from a 2019 labour market information study being completed by Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) has quantified the major gap in employment for the food and beverage manufacturing sector…

The vice president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is worried about the sell-off of cattle this spring due to drought By Jim Smalley – www.620ckrm.com Bob Lowe says the…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Quebec on Monday to announce ambitious plans to ban single-use plastics by 2021. The announcement was short on details, but employees at one Montreal…

In a bid to directly compete with ground beef and pork sausage, Beyond Meat Inc bills itself the world’s first plant-based burger sold in the meat case of U.S. grocery…

Scientists in Britain have used gene-editing techniques to stop bird flu spreading in chicken cells grown in a lab – a key step towards making genetically-altered chickens that could halt…

Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday as traders hoped that feed costs will remain under pressure following news U.S. buyers are importing corn from South America…

Single-use plastics—or SUPs—are a very hot topic for Canadians. SUPs are used only once, then discarded or recycled They include most food and product packaging, plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers,…

A new poll by Grassroots Public Affairs finds Canadians hold largely positive views about the current and future state of agriculture and agri-food in Canada. Yet the industry, arguably one…

Due to some negative messaging against meat consumption there has been a steady growth of young adults among others that have decided to cut all or most of their meat…

People who consume unprocessed red meat as part of a healthy Mediterranean diet may reduce their risk of multiple sclerosis (MS), new research led by Curtin University and The Australian…

Ontario’s government is working with meat processors to help them grow their businesses and continue to deliver safe, high-quality food Today, Ernie Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs,…

The Beyond Meat phenomenon certainly has something to do with it. More than 3,000 retail outlets across the country now carry the Beyond Meat burger product. The California-based company made…

Flooding across the U.S. agricultural belt continues to thwart the planting of key crops in that country — something that could help some Canadian farmers fetch better commodity prices by…

The outgoing deputy minister of agriculture and fisheries and of rural and regional development for the P.E.I. government has been named the new president and CEO of the Canadian Centre…

For business continuity, Canada and the United States have worked to modify their export certificates to allow trade of live swine, swine semen, pet food and animal by-products and meat…

Research aimed at speeding up and lowering the cost of cleaning swine transport trailers is offering added animal welfare benefits By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Researchers working on behalf…