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An important new study about global nutrition was published this week that deserves everyone’s full attention: “Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.”…

Canada’s pork exports to Mexico soared last year as retaliatory tariffs against the United States drove buyers away from American farmers and toward alternate suppliers Naomi Powell – Financial Post…

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center is encouraging North American pork producers to think globally and act locally when it comes to reducing the risk of introducing…

Four Maple Leaf Foods (TSX: MFI) plants were recognized on Tuesday by the North American Meat Institute and the National Safety Council with awards for their workplace safety achievements Speedvale…

Scientists working on behalf of the Swine Health Information Center are evaluating the level of risk posed by feed of bringing a foreign animal disease into North America by Bruce…

Numerous factors could change the fortunes of western Canadian beef cattle producers in 2019, and yet that region’s potential profitability remains higher than the challenged eastern Canada sector by Richard…

Delta Genomics Centre has sold its genotyping services in an asset sale to Neogen Canada Inc, a subsidiary of Neogen Corporation, securing improved genomics servicing deal for Canadian livestock producers…

A beef processor in Texas has launched a grass-fed ground beef program that sources meat from an individual animal and is offering the product in grocery stores throughout the Southeast…

U.S. lean hog futures fell to the lowest levels since mid-August on Wednesday, declining for the second straight session as weaker prices for pork pointed to abundant supplies, traders and…

The local food movement sparked a boom of urban pastoral destinations that introduced city dwellers to meat raised and produce grown at nearby farms By Gregory Furgala – Restobiz.ca The…

A new and timely research network being established this spring will provide the nation’s cow-calf industry with benchmark data to help with planning and management By Owen Roberts – Real…

Meat farmers have to do a better job of telling their own story to counteract the “activist agenda” about how meat is produced in Canada farms, according to rancher Adrienne…

The Director of Food Integrity and Consumer Engagement with Phibro Animal Health says farmers need to engage directly with consumers to explain whey they do what they do by Bruce…

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, announced that the Government of Canada is launching a new pilot program aimed at attracting and retaining skilled immigrants…

With a labour market shortage leaving thousands of farm-related jobs empty, Canadian farmers are turning to temporary foreign workers by Trudy Kelly Forsythe – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) The latest…

Canada’s new Food Guide, released by Health Canada, highlights what we’ve known for decades, that a quarter of your plate should be protein Lean red meat provides Canadians with high-quality…

Canada’s new food guide is finally here. After years of celebrating our agricultural know-how, our food guide has now gone urban. But c’mon Health Canada, enough with the patronizing already…

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…