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FCC supports customers in the hog sector

Farm Credit Canada is offering support to hog sector customers in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces facing financial hardship as a result of the current crisis in the hog…

Brazil concerned bird flu vaccination would raise trade barriers

Brazil does not favour vaccination as a way to control bird flu because it would inevitably lead to trade barriers, one of its senior officials said     Reuters The…

Rise in farm-to-fork buying has been fueled by the pandemic, experts say

Some people are taking a greater interest in where their food is coming from, and so as a result, some cattle farmers say they’re seeing an increased interest in their…

Tech and Sustainability key to attracting young talent to Ag sector

Canada’s farmers are getting older, and most don’t have a clear succession plan, leaving a big question over who will take over the agriculture sector as a wave of retirements…

BCRC: New Vaccination Resources Now Available

A solid vaccination program is vital to maintaining health and productivity in all cow-calf herds    Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) Understanding the myriad of diseases that pose a risk…

U.S. working on limited bird flu vaccination for turkeys

A solid vaccination program is vital to maintaining health and productivity in all cow-calf herds    by Sybille De La Hamaide – Reuters The United States is working on a…

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)…

FCC’s 2023 Cattle and Hog outlook update: Strong red meat demand likely not enough to rescue eastern hog producers

Cattle prices for 2023 are forecasted to be higher year-over-year (YoY) and above the five-year average, thanks to the smaller North American herd creating beef production challenges.   by Martha…

Celebrating Canadian farmers for a sustainable future at Downtown Diner

Canadian poultry and egg farmers hosted their much-loved pop-up, Downtown Diner, on Sparks Street in Ottawa    Newswire The event put a focus on the hard work of Canada’s poultry…

Quebec avian flu cases higher than expected

Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due to the disease…

CWSHIN’s New Five-Year Plan to be More Practice Oriented

The manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says, in addition to surveillance, the organization’s new five-year strategic plan will place a greater emphasis on prevention, control and…

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…

Canada’s inflation unexpectedly rises in April, upping rate-hike pressure

Canada’s annual inflation rate rose in April for the first time in 10 months, data showed on Tuesday, adding pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates again after…

The Big Meat Conspiracy Theory Unravels

The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board ran the following editorial in the May 14, 2023 edition of the paper        Remember when President Biden and progressives last year…

McCain steps down as Maple Leaf Foods CEO

The head of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. said he’s confident in the future of the companyas he hands the reins of the protein producer to current president and chief operating…

Restaurants Canada Appoints Kelly Higginson as New President and CEO

As former Chief Operating Officer of Restaurants Canada and over 25 years of experience in hospitality operations, Higginson steps in to deliver impact        Restaurants Canada (RC), the…

New CFIB report outlines 10 guiding principles to create environmental policies with small businesses in mind

  Small business owners believe it’s possible to protect the environment and grow the economy at the same time        Small business owners are taking steps to make…

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…

Farmers rush to save livestock as wildfires rip through Alberta

With wildfires forcing thousands of Albertans to flee their homes, farmers are rushing to save their animals      by Brendan Coulter – CBC News Carol Swap, who lives north…

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…

Our December 2024 Issue

In our December 2024 issue we look at the Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement, Federal funding for the Cattle Industry’s Improvement initiatives, Ontario’s Agritourism Sector, Cargill cutting jobs, A&W tackling food waste, Consumer Trust over Climate Optics, the rising cost of doing business, and much more!