Beef
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. says it’s acquiring Seattle-based Field Roast Grain Meat Co. for US$120 million in a bid to further strengthen its position in the alternative proteins market. CEO…
Canada will continue to explore a free trade agreement with China, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, as it weighs its options after the United States threatened to…
It’s been a little over a year since provincial Agriculture minister Ralph Eichler announced an ambitious goal to grow the province’s beef cattle herd from about 400,000 animals, to pre-BSE…
In many areas, the cow calf producer is about to enter the more expensive time of the production cycle for feeding the cow herd; hay feeding season. Pasture cost is…
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) Vice President David Haywood-Farmer and Executive Vice President Dennis Laycraft travelled to Beijing recently as part of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay’s agricultural trade mission…
The University of British Columbia has good news for anyone who’s been a little nervous about sinking their teeth into a juicy hamburger ever since horse meat was found in…
Terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement would harm the U.S. and Canadian economies and reduce their competitiveness versus Asia and Europe, a report issued by the Bank of Montreal…
Doing his rounds on the floor of the meat processing plant, Tony Morreale points to the “empty holes” on the production line, where positions are unfilled because of the meat…
China’s ambassador to Canada says his country hopes the U.S., Canada and Mexico can “make achievements” in ongoing NAFTA talks Speaking to reporters after meeting with Nova Scotia’s cabinet, Ambassador…
Celebrating it’s 95th year and touted as the world’s largest combined indoor agricultural and equestrian winter fair, this years Royal Agriculture Winter Fair is certainly not disappointing, with a lot…
Canada is about to strengthen its position as one of the world’s top agriculture and agri-food trading nations, according to a pair of reports issued by Farm Credit Canada “Our…
The Government of Canada is committed to supporting Canada’s farmers by investing in the growth of, and innovation in, Canada’s agri-food sector Budget 2017 sets the ambitious goal of growing…
More Canadian livestock will be raised outside of Canada using prized Canadian genetics. Farmers around the world demand Canada’s superior livestock breeds so they can raise cows and goats that…
Ron Davidson has a special vantage point of the new Trans Pacific Partnership. As the senior vice-president of international trade and public affairs for the Canadian Meat Council, he’s witnessed…
Thanks to an ambitious Cargill Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot, by the end of 2018 the company’s customers should be one step closer to providing consumers with beef from operations…
The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) released its submission to the Government of Canada pertaining to the “Consultations on Canada’s discussions with the remaining members of what was previously the Trans-Pacific…
The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) has been focusing attention on the future of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) through discussions among the remaining member countries since the United States withdrew from…
The biggest trade deal in history – the Trans-Pacific Partnership – was assumed to be dead when the United States pulled out last January by John Ivison – The National…
While still awaiting the resolution of critical technical barriers, Canada’s meat packing and processing industry notes the provisional entry into force, effective September 21, 2017, of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive…
Chicken Farmers of Canada has expanded its Raised by a Canadian Farmer brand to incorporate the programs that farmers use to raise their birds to the highest standards of care,…
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!
