Industry

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…

U.S. feeder cattle futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) dipped to new contract lows on Thursday as a rally in Chicago Board of Trade corn futures this week continued…

Cattle producers across the country are backing Quebec colleagues who have filed a complaint over a popular new meatless burger that is being advertised as plant-based meat by Mark Lennihan…

The Quebec Cattle Producers Federation has launched a complaint with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, saying that the American veggie burger company Beyond Meat has no right to advertise their…

Market Reports World recently announced a new addition of the report titled 2019-2024 Global and Regional Feed Testing Market Production, Sales and Consumption Status and Prospects Professional Market Research Report,…