Politics & Science
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…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could force some livestock farmers in the Midwest to pay double for animal feed, a tight enough squeeze to push farms out of business, farmers and…
Statement on the invasion of Ukraine by armed forces of the Russian Federation We, the G7 Agriculture Ministers and the Commissioner for Agriculture of the EU, met today in…
Memory can be fuzzy. I remember a bright, crisp winter day. Photographs tell me the sky was the more usual Moscow grey, with puddles on the pavement suggesting it might…
Soaring grain prices in the wake of Russia’s attack on Ukraine are hurting Brazilian meatpackers, but trade disruptions facing Ukrainian and Russian meat producers may be an opportunity to boost…
The Governments of Canada and Ontario are investing $900,000 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to launch an innovative tool to connect meat and poultry farmers with abattoirs that have available…
Cargill is excited to announce that – starting now – Canadian beef producers audited to the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef(CRSB)’s Certified Sustainable Beef Framework will have more than one…
Our March 2025 Issue
In our March 2025 issue we deep dive into the Trade War endgame, Protecting farms in the digital age, Rising beef prices and reduced cattle herds, the end of USMCA, Cattle market diversity, and much more!
