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Philippines lifts suspension of Canadian beef imports

The Philippines has lifted its suspension of Canadian beef imports, which it imposed due to detection of a cattle disease last month, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said   by…

Manitoba PED Case Numbers Declining But Biosecurity Remains Key

The Manager of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork says, despite declining case numbers, continued strict biosecurity remains key to containing the province’s most recent Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak   by…

Canadian farmers face cattle feed shortage due to drought, transport strains

Canadian farmers say they are just days away from running out of feed for cattle, due to severe drought last summer damaging crops needed to fatten them over winter and…

Bank of Canada says food price increases to outpace inflation

The cost of food in Canada is likely to continue growing at inflation-busting rates in 2022 thanks to supply disruptions and higher commodity and energy prices   Reuters   Prices…

Cattle producers stretch supplies amid feed shortage

Cattle producers are dealing with a feed shortage due to 2021’s summer drought and supply chain issues   CTV News   The drought left producers with less local feed like…

Minister Bibeau announces Food Waste Reduction Challenge semi-finalists for the Novel Technologies Streams

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced the 18 semi-finalists selected under the Novel Technologies Streams to find new solutions to food waste   NewsWire   Minister…

National farm organization partners with Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine

  The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is the latest partner to join Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine in recognition of the key role innovation has in the agriculture sector    …

Pandemic Helps Underscore Need for Biosecurity in Livestock Transport

The President of Truck Wash Technologies says the global pandemic has helped demonstrate how disease spreads and the need for biosecurity in the movement of livestock   by Bruce Cochrane…

Truckers Fighting Government Vaccine Mandate March to Canadian Capital

A convoy of truckers started their march from Vancouver on Sunday to the Canadian capital city of Ottawa protesting the government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers, which the industry says…

USask announces new Food and Nutrition degree

A new undergraduate degree program at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) will fill a growing need for interdisciplinary training in both food science and nutrition      The new Bachelor…

South Korea lifts temporary suspension of Canadian beef

South Korea is lifting its temporary suspension of Canadian beef imports that it imposed after Canada detected a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude…

Ontario’s restaurants call for immediate guidance to prepare for reopening next week

On behalf of the province’s foodservice industry, Restaurants Canada is urgently calling on the Ontario government to provide guidance for reopening indoor dining when current restrictions end      Restaurants…

From the Banff Pork Seminar: Pork industry economist sets strong tone in predictions for the pork industry

Brett Stuart has been at Banff Pork Seminar (BPS) before. When you get invited back as a speaker, it usually means people got value out of what was said  …

FCC continues to support customers through pandemic’s fifth wave

While food producers and processors across the country face more disruptions and uncertainty as a result of the pandemic’s fifth wave, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is reminding customers that Canada’s…

RC Show 2022 Moves In-Person/Virtual Event to May 9-11 – 2022

Restaurants Canada announces the rescheduling of its annual trade show, the RC Show 2022, to prioritize community safety surrounding the recent spike in cases of COVID-19 and to continue with…

Deadly avian flu spreads to 2nd Newfoundland location

Federal officials confirmed Sunday that H5N1 bird flu killed chickens in a small backyard flock  by Mark Quinn – CBC News   A deadly strain of avian influenza has spread…

Orillia meat company serves up COVID-19 vaccines to its employees

An Orillia meat company made the unusual move of creating an in-house COVID-19 vaccination clinic for its employees  by Rob Cooper – CTV News   Leadbetter Foods will serve up…

U.S.-Canada supply chain still may face disruptions due to vaccine mandates

COVID-19 vaccine requirements for foreign truckers at the U.S.-Canada border still could cause supply-chain disruptions if both countries do not decide to allow exemptions, the head of the Canadian Trucking…

Sheep and Goat Industries Launch Collaborative Project

Canada has a strong reputation of being a world leader in genetic improvement and animal breeding. For the sheep and goat industry, there are many opportunities to build on that…

China, Philippines suspend beef imports from Canada after BSE case

China and the Philippines have suspended imports of Canadian beef due to Canada’s detection in December of a cow infected with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)   by Rod Nickel –…

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!