Politics & Science

Canada released draft regulations on Friday aimed at stimulating domestic carbon credit trading, part of the federal government’s push to curb emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases by Nia Williams –…

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers to Families Food Box program…

As some states begin to vaccinate essential meat and poultry workers, The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today called for the Biden Administration’s help in ensuring all states prioritize…

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian food producers and processors have stepped up to deliver quality food for Canadians Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) From the outset, the Government of Canada…

In light of recent federal announcements regarding the price of carbon, a national coalition of industry-wide farm organizations have formed the Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA) Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA) The…

The value of the U.S. dollar weakened substantially since March 2020 and is expected to experience modest deflation in 2021 CoBank A weaker dollar generally makes U.S. agricultural products more…

As the country gears up to celebrate Canada’s Agriculture Day tomorrow, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is urging Members of Parliament to help farmers and protect Canada’s food…

The carbon footprint of British pig farming has reduced by almost 40% over the last 20 years, according to a new study, using a new methodology, led by the Institute…

The 2021 Food Safety Summit is hosting four pre-event webinars as part of the education program   The next in the series, Restaurant Policies and Practices Related to Norovirus Outbreaks,…

Canada’s Olymel LP said on Friday it was shipping pigs to the United States to help clear a backlog of hogs after it had to temporarily close its Red Deer,…

The governments of Canada and Ontario are expanding Ontario’s meat processing sector by investing $127,000 to support a research initiative by Meat and Poultry Ontario (MPO) The project will identify…

If you’re the type of person who spends hours in the grocery store reading every label, then you may have noticed that some items in the meat department bear a…

British meat processors are registering businesses in the European Union in order to bypass post-Brexit export delays, with flows just 50% of normal levels and costs soaring  Reuters The move…

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen both  underscored the importance of working closely together on economic policy, bilateral trade, national security and climate change Reuters…

To facilitate a safe post-COVID-19 environment where zoonotic viruses that jump from animals to humans – COVID-19, H1N1, bird flu, and others such as African Swine Fever – are an…

Using the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, Trinity College Dublin researchers have studied long term phosphorus storage and release in environmental systems, information which can help guide…

Restaurants Canada looks forward to hosting Small Business Minister Mary Ng, along with other government and industry representatives, for the virtual launch of its national Restaurant Revival Working Group  …

The president of a union representing employees at some of the largest meat-packing plants in Canada says there needs to be a discussion about making the COVID-19 vaccine more readily…

The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has received a $331,870 grant from Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Development Fund (ADF) for a project to help unlock…

As we work toward our economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and begin to build back better, it is more important than ever that the Government of Canada invests in…