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Government and Industry Cooperate in Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness

Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture says the cull line being incorporated into the North 49 sow slaughtering plant in Moose Jaw provides the infrastructure to deal with market disruptions triggered by…

U.S. raises ‘grave concerns’ over Mexico’s anti-GMO farm policies

U.S. farm and trade officials raised “grave concerns” over Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies in meetings with their Mexican counterparts, as lingering disagreements threaten decades of booming corn trade between the…

Bibeau concludes successful outreach to the UK and Germany

Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, concluded a productive outreach to the United Kingdom and Germany, wrapping up a week of meetings and events   Newswire The focus of…

Here’s What RC Show 2023 is Cooking Up

Canada’s Leading hospitality and foodservice expo launches new culinary competitions, elevated pop-up experience, cutting-edge innovation, menu solutions and much more    Serving up everything you are craving, as well as…

CoBank Quarterly: Inflation is Beginning to Loosen its Grip 

The U.S. economy will progressively slow through the first half of 2023 and fears of a recession are still high, and still warranted    Inflation and interest rate increases intended…

Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing welcomes TELUS Health as exclusive provider for mental health services

The Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing (CCAW), is on a mission to support farmers and their families with a research-to-action approach to mental health    With TELUS Health’s expertise and…

Nutrien’s Brazil unit to invest in fertilizer blending facility

The Brazilian arm of Canada’s Nutrien (NTR.TO) will shortly announce details regarding a new fertilizer blending unit to be built in the state of Sao Paulo as the firm continues…

Recap of Emerging Swine Disease Events in 2022 Highlights SHIC January Global Swine Disease Monitoring Report

A recap of the emerging swine disease events that occurred during 2022 highlights the Swine Health Information Center’s January global swine disease surveillance report  by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca As…

HyLife weaning ramp wins Aherne Prize at 2023 Banff Pork Seminar

Two employees of HyLife sow farms in La Broquerie, Man. have won the F. X. Aherne Prize for Innovative Pork Production at the 2023 Banff Pork Seminar (BPS)   Robert…

Olymel to team up with Cintech Agroalimentaire

Olymel and Cintech agroalimentaire’s respective management announced today an agreement to share spaces, human resources and materials at Cintech’s new facilities in St-Hyacinthe   Olymel, Canada’s leading pork and poultry…

Dairy giant Danone aims to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030

Danone, one of the world’s biggest dairy companies, said on Tuesday that it plans to cut absolute methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by 30% by 2030 by…

Rabobank seeks to shake up Canadian farm lending, eyes 10-15% market share

Netherlands-based Rabobank NA (RABOVR.UL) is aiming to grab 10-15% of the Canadian farm lending market within 15 years, as it aims to shake up a sector dominated by government and…

Canada, U.S. & Mexico vow to strengthen economic ties

Canada, United States, and Mexico vowed to tighten economic ties this week, producing more goods regionally and boosting semiconductor output, even as integration is hampered by an ongoing dispute over…

Mintec acquires Agribriefing to expand agri-food data offering

Mintec announced on Tuesday the acquisition of Agribriefing in a deal it said would create a leading global provider of data on agricultural and food markets Reuters Financial details were…

ASF Eradication Unlikely in Near Future

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center suggests the development of an effective commercially producible vaccine that can be differentiated will be a key part of any effort…

Goodfood and Aloette Go launch new meal-kits to spark joy in Canadians’ kitchens

Goodfood Market Corp. (“Goodfood” or “the Company”) (TSX: FOOD) has teamed up with Aloette Go to bring Michelin-inspired recipes to Canadians’ doorsteps this winter. Global Newswire As Canada’s number one…

Small U.S. meatpackers get $9.6 mln boost from Biden administration

The Biden administration is awarding an additional $9.6 million in grants and loans to expand meat processing across the country, it announced on Thursday as the government tries to diversify…

China to stop testing chilled, frozen foods for COVID from Jan. 8

China’s meat trade on Friday cheered the imminent end of testing and disinfecting chilled and frozen foods for COVID-19, more than two years after Beijing started the controversial practice, adding…

USDA Invests in Projects to Strengthen Meat Supply Chain

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced the current administration will be investing $9.6 million across the country and taking several other steps to help farmers, ranchers,…

Senator Black’s Year in Review: Agvocating in 2022

Rob Black, Senator for Ontario, spent the past year advocating for agricultural and rural communities inside and outside of the Red Chamber   In Ottawa, Black highlighted challenges and opportunities…

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!