Politics & Science

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food system contributes over $114 billion to our gross domestic product, and provides safe, nutritious and sustainable food for the world, while creating well-paying jobs for our…

The Director of Food Integrity and Consumer Engagement with Phibro Animal Health says farmers need to engage directly with consumers to explain whey they do what they do By Holly…

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says a study conducted in Australia shows African Swine Fever contaminated pork is reaching border points by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

The European Union on Monday adopted quotas for farming produce it will accept from third countries after Britain leaves the bloc and acknowledged this could happen before it has concluded…

The operation of the World Trade Organization may soon stall because of U.S. delays in appointing new judges, Canada’s trade minister said as he prepares to convene another round of…

It was the 1990s when a pair of Japanese butchers climbed aboard an airplane and travelled some 8,000 kilometres to visit a family-owned pork plant in rural Alberta. The local…

At the Canadian embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers Reuters…

As a trading nation, Canada’s partnerships with countries around the world are vitally important to keeping the flow of high-quality Canadian goods moving to destinations such as Europe and China…

Canadians can expect to see more foreign dairy products on store shelves under a new trade agreement that began to take effect Sunday, while the country’s beef and pork producers…

“The fact that Donald Trump carried through with steel and aluminum tariffs,” said Mark Agnew, director of international policy for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. “People thought, Surely he’s not…

Food business owners across Canada can now apply for a licence under the new Safe Food for Canadians Regulations by accessing the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s online portal- My CFIA…

Canada’s hog sector, which includes over 8000 hog farms, is a key driver of the Canadian economy, accounting for $4.5 billion in farm receipts and $4 billion in pork exports…

The federal government must protect Canada’s agriculture and forestry sectors from rising costs associated with the coming carbon pricing regime — which could see consumers pay more for goods, the…

With negotiations under the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) complete, and despite the fact Canada’s chicken sector is giving up additional access, chicken farmers are relieved that a year of…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto will sign the new United States-Mexico-Canada-Agreement on continental trade in Argentina this past Friday morning While…

Advancing market access opportunities in China for our farmers, processors and exporters is key to the continued growth of the Canadian economy, and to achieving the Government of Canada’s target…

Canada is pushing back against U.S. attempts to change the text of their September trade pact and the issue may have to be referred to ministers to settle, a Canadian…

Canada and China have a longstanding partnership and our commercial relations continue to grow. Canada is diversifying into fast-growing Asian markets to open up new opportunities for a wide range…

Canadian farmers and food businesses are vital to Canada’s prosperity, creating good jobs, growing the middle class, supporting rural communities, and bringing high-quality products to the tables of Canadian consumers…

The United States’ trade wars have allowed Canada’s agriculture industry to pump up sales of soybeans and wheat to China, and pork to Mexico By Rod Nickel – Reuters But…