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Tyson Foods posts surprise loss, cuts 2023 revenue forecast as beef, pork prices fall

Tyson Foods Inc on Monday posted a surprise second-quarter loss and cut its full-year revenue forecast on falling beef and pork prices, sending the U.S. meat packer’s shares tumbling 9%…

Legend in the North American meat industry passes away

 The first Canadian ever inducted into the North American Meat Institute Hall of Fame passed away on April 22, 2023 leaving a legacy that will be remembered for years to…

Shrinking US cattle herd squeezes meatpacker profits

U.S. cattle producer Brad Kooima declined multiple, escalating bids from meatpackers seeking to buy his livestock to hold out for higher prices     by Tom Polansek – Reuters His…

Swine Health Information Center Reports Increased Porcine Delta Coronavirus Detection in March

The Swine Health Information Center suggests an increased detection of porcine delta coronavirus in March may be part of a cycle that occurs every two to three years    …

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…

Dutch plan to cut nitrogen emissions gets EU green light

Dutch government plans to drastically cut emissions of nitrogen pollution cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when the European Union’s executive arm gave the green light to farm buyout schemes worth…

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…

Brazil examining ways to better trace cattle origins

The Brazilian government is looking at ways to perform more effectively the challenging task of tracing the origins of cattle raised for slaughtering, Carlos Favaro, agriculture minister of the world’s…

NAMI report: PRIME Act is a Food Safety Risk

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today again announced its opposition to the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act, or the PRIME Act, for the risk it poses…

Farmers plan biggest wheat crop in more than 2 decades due to war in Ukraine

Canadian farmers are expecting to plant the largest wheat crop in more than two decades this year amid strong demand for wheat      The Canadian Press Statistics Canada said…

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…

Pork Sector Investment in Research Pays Dividends for Pork Producers and the Canadian Economy

The General Manager of Swine Innovation Porc says an independent economic analysis shows investment in research by the pork sector pays strong dividends for pork producers and for the Canadian…

RC Show 2023 Brought Record Numbers and Outstanding Success

Canada’s leading hospitality and foodservice expo wrapped an incredible 3-day show full of networking events, thrilling competitions, innovative products, industry insights and MORE!       Restaurants Canada was thrilled…

BCRC Video: How “One Health” Strategies Helped a Farm Family Navigate Their “Winter from Hell”

For Tyler and Nancy Haraga, March 10, 2018, will forever stand out in their minds. It had been a brutal winter, with unrelenting cold and record snowfall. In order to give their…

Earth Day shines light on Agricultural plastics recycling achievements

Earth Day on April 22 focuses on how people can adopt one initiative that when compounded by others doing the same thing, can achieve significant outcomes     The Canadian…

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…

Purchasing Low-cost feeds and managing feed waste all reduce feed costs

A swine nutritionist with Western Ag Supply says by purchasing low-cost opportunity feed ingredients, feeding according to nutritional requirements and managing feed wastage pork producers can reduce their feed costs…

Prairie famers hope for normal season after volatile few years

In 2021, farmers were thrown a big one in the form of the severe drought that withered crops across Western Canada, including Third-generation farmer Greg Sears, who is more than…

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!