Politics & Science

UN attempts to broker deal to release millions of tons of grain from Ukraine at risk of rotting   by Laura McQuillan – CBC News  A new global crisis is…

Seven financial leaders are likely to agree on Thursday and Friday on around $15 billion to help Ukraine pay its bills in coming months, but surging inflation, climate change, supply…

China has removed a three-year restriction on imports of Canadian canola seed, Canadian officials said in a statement on Wednesday that didn’t provide a reason for the lifting of curbs,…

G7 Agriculture Ministers met in Stuttgart to address the global challenges that the agricultural sector faces by taking concrete actions to contribute to all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They issued…

Seizing opportunities to increase and diversify Canadian red meat exports is key to the economic growth and profitability of Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector   Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)…

Additional federal-provincial funding is coming to the BC Farmers’ Market Expansion Program, further supporting the province’s local farmers’ markets and vendor by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) The BC Farmers’…

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) today released The Future of Food Production, awhitepaper detailing the drivers impacting how food is produced in North America Association of Equipment Manufacturers Guided…

With cattle prices at seven-year highs following record beef production in February and March as the packing sector recovers from COVID-related labor shortages and supply chain issues, the North American…

Two University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers have been awarded $322,000 in total by a federal agency for developing drought and salinity-tolerant forage crops, and reducing heat stress in dairy cattle…

The Bank of Canada hiked its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percent as workers push for compensatory wage increases and the restoration of cost-of-living escalator (COLA) clauses    by George…

For four months, the coalition of leading Canadian food and beverage manufacturing associations has been advocating for an Emergency Foreign Work Program, to secure relief for the sectors debilitating labour…

The Meat Institute today is joining Democrats and Republicans in calling for Texas Governor Greg Abbott to cease the unnecessary truck inspections along the U.S.-Mexico border     Such inspections…

The EU aims to address rising wheat and fertilizer prices and expected shortages in the Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East with “food diplomacy” to counter Russia’s narrative on…

The President of Minnesota Pork Producers warns California’s Proposition 12 will have an impact on pork production practices not only throughout the United States but also in Canada   by…

Shortage of skilled workers, product diversity and consumer behavior that is difficult to assess – the meat and protein industry is facing major challenges      It is therefore all…

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge by two national farming groups to California’s Proposition 12, a Health & Safety Code amendment that bans the sale…

The United States and Japan on Thursday announced an agreement that will allow American farmers and ranchers to meet Japan’s growing demand for U.S. beef and lowers the chances of…

Ukraine’s farmers now have the fifth-largest army in Europe — or so goes a dark joke on the internet, a reference to all the captured Russian military equipment they’ve towed off the battlefield…

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP.TO) will lock out its employees in 72 hours if there is no agreement with a union, the company said on Wednesday, a move that would potentially…

As demand grows for more efficient and sustainable methods of meat production, Ben Kop, Food Technologist at GEA, one of the largest food system suppliers, explains how the latest industrial…