Politics & Science

Canada and US and four allies jointly condemn trade related economic coercion

Canada and the United States along with four of their allies condemned the use of trade practices that amount to economic coercion in a joint declaration that did not single out…

Ontario abandons proposal to sever farmland lots in response to farmer opposition

Ontario has backed off a housing proposal that farmers say would have had a “catastrophic” impact on farmland and livestock operations      by Allison Jones – The Canadian Press…

Pilot Scale Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Expected to Speed up Vaccine Development

A new pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility in Saskatoon will speed up the development of new vaccines for both animals and humans     by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca The…

AAFC’s “What We Heard Report” highlights National Agriculture Labour Strategy

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture and its partners, The Canadian Agricultural Human Resources Council (CAHRC) and Food and Beverage Canada (FBC), are pleased to see Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC)…

China’s ban on Canadian Beef leaves industry in the dark a year-and-a-half later

A Chinese ban on Canadian beef that industry officials expected would be short-lived remains in place 17 months later, and industry representatives say they remain in the dark about the…

Senator Rob Black’s Food Day in Canada Bill to Receive Royal Assent

As sponsor of Bill S-227, An Act to Establish Food Day in Canada, the Honourable Rob Black, Senator for Ontario and Chair of the Canadian Senators Group, is pleased to…

Restaurants Canada calls on Ottawa to take action on CEBA repayment proposal

Restaurants Canada (RC) is calling on the federal government to adopt its Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) repayment proposal from RC’s 2023 Federal Pre-budget Submission      Global Newswire With…

Biden administration pledges fight to keep climate-friendly farming funds

The Biden administration will defend funding for climate-smart farming in the $430 billion U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) if Republican lawmakers seek to cut it during negotiations for the next…

Canada Secures Guatemala Market For Canadian Meat Products

Minister of agriculture and agri-food, Marie-Claude Bibeau announced that the government of Canada has regained market access to Guatemala for Canada’s pork, beef and poultry products     Agriculture and…

Walmart Canada opens first distribution centre in Atlantic Canada in Moncton, New Brunswick

Walmart Canada’s first distribution centre in Atlantic Canada, a 223,000-sq.-ft facility in Moncton, New Brunswick, has officially opened and will distribute fresh and frozen groceries to more than 40 Walmart…

Colorado becomes 1st to pass “Right to Repair” for farmers

Sitting in front of a hulking red tractor, Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill Tuesday making Colorado the first state to ensure farmers can fix their own tractors and…

What’s behind the cost of milk, eggs, and chicken in Canada

Whether you’re catching a flight, opening a new bank account or picking up groceries, a small group of big names takes up most of the market share. Competition Ltd. is…

New CMIT centre dedicated to strengthening Canadian meat sector

A new Centre for Meat Innovation and Technology (CMIT) was officially launched today by Meat and Poultry Ontario to help Canadian processors collaborate, find and adopt new technology and innovation…

Ranchers can rejig to avoid U.K. trade spat

Britain’s envoy to Ottawa suggests that an uproar in the Prairies over expanded trade agreements could be overcome if ranchers rejig their use of hormones — and she says an…

U.K. to join Pacific trade bloc after Canada cleared the path for a bilateral deal

The countries of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership have giventhe U.K. a green light to become the 12th country in the trading bloc, and the only one…

Farmers call on MPs to block U.K. deal if beef barriers remain

Canada allows U.K. cheese imports while ‘fundamentally unjust’ British rules obstruct beef exports    by Janyce McGregor – CBC News As the United Kingdom joined the 11 signatories to the…

CMC reacts to the federal budget and recently announced labour measures 

Upon review, CMC is pleased to see the Budget’s commitment to funding $57.5 million over 5 years for a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Vaccine Bank. An FMD outbreak has…

Canada gains full access to Japanese beef market

This accomplishment ushers in a new era for Canada and its second-largest market for beef and beef products: expanding market access for Canadian exporters     For the first time…

Tensions brim over CUSMA ahead of Biden’s Ottawa Visit

It’s been less than three years since the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA as the law of the land in continental trade, and there are already hints of the existential anxiety…

Vaccine makers prep bird flu shot for humans

Some of the world’s leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian…

Our January 2025 Issue

In our January 2025 issue we dive into the Smithfield files IPO, Global Red Meat Market trends, Solar Energy and Agricultural activities, Brazil adopting beef traceability, Meat Processing equipment, Rising agriculture crime, Canadian Ag investing, the Meat Institute's new COO, and much more!