Industry

Emerging markets are driving global food demand but agriculture remains a highly protected area of global trade with new technologies such as precision farming, lab-grown meat, and blockchain transforming the…

BIXSco Inc. announces selection as a finalist for the 2019 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction in the Leading Edge Category. BIXSco Inc. is also eligible for the prestigious Premier’s Award…

China has culled 916,000 pigs after around 100 outbreaks of African swine fever in the country, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread to new…

Feed additives are showing potential for reducing the risk of viral transmission through feed ingredients by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online The Swine Health Information Center in partnership with the…

Get ready for a smart revolution in pork production management systems. That was the message Tom Stein had for pork producers at the 2019 Banff Pork Seminar Stein is senior…

When Trevor Welch meets with other beef farmers across New Brunswick, they usually direct their attention to the latest weather conditions. These days they’re concerned about Canada’s Food Guide by…

One of the best opportunities for Canada’s pork industry to improve meat quality may be to “follow the fat.” As consumers move away from carbohydrates and fat takes higher profile,…

Developers of a tool for automating hog tattooing and another who designed a simple approach for protecting piglets in the farrowing area of loose housing systems, shared the podium as…

Canada’s chief veterinary officer says test results from a case of bovine tuberculosis found in a cow in British Columbia last November show a strain not seen before in Canada…

A sale on hams at a North Bay, Ont., grocery store is going viral online. Last week, signs advertising the sale started to surface online. The name of the sale…

China’s major pig farmers sharply cut 2018 profit estimates on Monday, after fast-spreading African swine fever hit prices and demand for pork in the world’s largest hog producer Reuters Muyuan…

The Executive Director of Alberta Chicken Producers says changes to Health Canada’s antibiotic use policies, designed to reduce antibiotic use in livestock production, support what chicken farmers are already doing…

U.S. cattle futures eased as much as 1 percent on Thursday, weighed down by technical selling and steady deals in cash markets in the southern Plains, traders and analysts said…

One of Ontario’s leading swine genetics providers is expanding its purebred nucleus. Mike and Amy Cronin of Cronin Family Farms are joining the Alliance Genetics Canada (AGC) family with a…

Canada is set to release a replacement for its decade-old food guide next year, and it looks like the document will likely be in line with writer Michael Pollan’s commonly-cited…

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center warns the spread of African Swine Fever in both China and Europe has shown this virus can be easily mistaken for…

U.S. cattle futures climbed to life-of-contract highs on Thursday as a storm brought blizzard-like conditions to much of the Plains cattle belt, stoking expectations of higher prices for the animals…

It’s no secret that Canadians love bacon, but a new survey shows just how deep our devotion runs. In celebration of National Bacon Day on Sunday, December 30, 2018, duBreton…

The Chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says matters related to international trade will be among the key issues the Canadian pork sector will be watching moving through 2019…

China has launched a campaign to crack down on illegal hog slaughtering, and build more large-scale slaughterhouses, to control the spread of deadly African swine fever, the country’s agriculture ministry…