Industry
The newly named NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare told FarmScape Online a new research program looking at swine welfare will contribute to the sustainability of farming systems and…
The Atlantic beef industry is a powerful economic driver for Canada with over $100 million in farm cash receipts and over $25 million in exports Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada As…
New data capture technology is making traceability and food safety risk management easier for Canadian beef, dairy, bison, goat and sheep farmers By Lilian Schaer – AgInnovation Ontario Go360 bioTrack,…
Three months of Cargill’s Canadian beef sustainability project produced encouraging results, the company says, proving the model works and demonstrating significant potential to scale the program to deliver a greater…
Where Food Comes From (WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, announced it has been selected by Cargill as an auditing…
Where Food Comes From (WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, announced it has been selected by Cargill as an auditing…
Ensuring that Canadians have access to safe and healthy food is a top priority for the federal government. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), along with their federal food safety…
Casey Smit, the Chair of the Saskatchewan Pork Development Board, says Japan continues to be a key export market for Canadian pork producers for a couple of different reasons by…
The National Cattle Feeders’ Association (NCFA) applauds the Canadian government for signing the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Agreement in Chile Future growth of the Canadian beef…
Canadian Meat Council Communications Manager Marcus Mattinson told FarmScape Online that there’s a wide array of important activities the CFIA performs with respect to Food Safety Systems. by Bruce Cochrane…
Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) has announced that effective April 1, the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off Agency will begin collecting the increased Canadian Beef Cattle Check Off of $2.50 per head…
McDonald’s is offering fresh beef rather than frozen patties in some burgers at thousands of restaurants, a switch it first announced about a year ago as it works to appeal…
The Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) has engaged with the CFIA through two rounds of national consultations in 2013 and 2015 on proposed amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations dealing…
Chicken is Canada’s favorite protein, according to a recent survey conducted by Leger for Chicken Farmers of Canada. 84% of Canadians purchase fresh chicken on a regular basis, and 90%…
The President of Keystone Agricultural Producers, Dan Mazier, told FarmScape Online he is pleased that Manitoba has joined the federal-provincial-territorial plan to address climate change by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…
The Chair of Swine Innovation Porc says reducing the environmental footprint of pork production and reducing the sector’s reliance on antibiotics will be among the top research priorities transitioning into…
As more and more people surf, shop and communicate online it behooves the manager of the meat department to develop an online marketing strategy and plan to drive sales of…
The beef industry is watching the growing popularity of alternative proteins of plant-based and meatless burgers. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) unveiled its 2018 policy priorities. For the first…
Cargill has taken a minority stake in Cainthus, an Irish startup that uses facial recognition software to increase the productivity of dairy and beef cows by Sara Brown – Drovers…
Dr. Terry Fonstad with the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, says Automated Swine Transport Washing Systems have proved effective and the next step will be to reduce…
Our November 2024 Issue
In our November 2024 issue we feature FCC’s trend predictions on USA agriculture’s impact on Canada, McDonald’s E.coli crisis, Crowned Ontarios’s finest butcher, Beef industry leaders meeting to face 2025 challenges, Disappointment with Bill C-282, Rising crime in Agriculture, and much more!
