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Loblaw Expands Commitment to Sustainable Beef Sourcing

The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) is pleased to announce that Loblaw Companies Ltd. is expanding its commitment to beef sustainability in Canada with a purchase of three million…

USDA Launches $100M Loan Program to Strengthen Food Supply Chain

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced USDA is deploying $100 million under the new Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program to make available nearly $1 billion in loan…

Manitoba Turkey Producers and Exceldor Cooperative Donate over 275 Turkeys to Five Food Banks

To help ensure that as many people as possible get to enjoy this holiday season, Manitoba Turkey Producers and Exceldor Cooperative have come together to donate over 275 turkeys to…

Canadian Government Announces $8M to Launch AgriCommunication Initiative

The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, has announced the launch of the AgriCommunication Initiative, which will contribute to better connect Canadians with Canada’s farmers, and the…

Increased PRRS Infections In Breeding Herds Illustrates Importance of Biosecurity

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says an increase in PRRS infections in breeding herds illustrates the importance of biosecurity  by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape.ca The Swine…

Meat packers’ profit margins jumped 300% during pandemic

Four of the biggest meat-processing companies, using their market power in the highly consolidated U.S. market to drive up meat prices and underpay farmers, have tripled their own net profit…

Tyson Foods plans to spend $1.3 billion to automate meat plants

Tyson Foods plans to spend more than $1.3 billion to increase automation in meat plants over the next three years, Chief Executive Donnie King said on Thursday, as a U.S. labor…

Meet B.C.’s new wildfire crew: cows

Ranchers and researchers have teamed up to use targeted grazing to reduce one source of forest fire fuel: grass  by Stephanie Wood – The Narwhal It’s not rocket science, rancher…

Tyson Foods to pay frontline workers $50 mln in bonuses

Tyson Foods said on Monday it will pay about $50 million in year-end bonuses to frontline and hourly meatpacking workers starting this month, as companies compete to attract and retain…

B.C. storm: 98% of cows, 97% of laying chickens survived recent floods, agriculture minister says

The vast majority of cows and egg-laying chickens in B.C.’s flood-stricken Sumas Prairie have survived, the province’s agriculture minister said Friday as the region continues its recovery from record-breaking weather…

Cargill Canadian beef plant workers accept contract offer, avert strike

Workers at Cargill’s beef-processing plant in High River, Alberta, one of Canada’s largest, voted in favor of the company’s latest contract offer on Saturday, averting a strike   by Rod…

Cargill reaches tentative deal with union at Alberta plant

If ratified, the offer will be the best food processing contract in Canada   by Michael Hirtzer and Jen Skerritt – Bloomberg News    U.S. meatpacking giant Cargill Inc. reached…

USask signs MOU with Agtech Accelerator to support industry in Saskatchewan

The University of Saskatchewan (USask) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Agtech Accelerator, accentuating the university’s role in the innovation ecosystem and building a pipeline of talent for the agricultural industry       The Agtech Accelerator is a venture-capital-backed accelerator assisting early-stage start-ups that…

Drastic minimum wage increases will slow recovery for New Brunswick’s hard-hit foodservice sector

Restaurants Canada estimates that increasing the minimum wage by $2 over the course of 2022 will add at least $25,000 to the cost of operating a restaurant in New Brunswick…

Restaurant Chain Kisses From Italy Opens 1st Canadian Location with Plans for Massive Expansion

The unique Kisses From Italy restaurant brand has opened its first location in Canada and is planning a massive expansion in the country     by Mario Toneguzzi – Retail-Insider…

Researchers Evaluate PCR Test Ability to Detect Viruses in Plant Material

Research conducted on behalf of the Swine Health Information will help set the stage for more reliable detection of disease-causing viruses in feed     by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape.ca…

CME live cattle futures set new contract highs

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures set new highs on Friday and finished stronger on technical buying and firm cash prices, traders said     by Tom Polansek – Reuters…

Are you up on the Livestock Tax Deferral Provision in your farming region?

The Livestock Tax Deferral provision allows farmers who sell part of their breeding herd due to drought or flooding in prescribed drought or flood regions to defer a portion of…

Canada’s Ministers of Agriculture hold annual meeting and release Guelph Statement

Federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture wrapped up their annual conference, outlining their shared vision, priorities and principles for the next agricultural policy framework and the future of…

Cargill issues lockout notice to staff at one of Canada’s largest beef-processing plants

Workers at plant near High River, Alta., have COVID-related health and safety concerns, among others    by CBC News A document from Cargill, provided by the union representing workers 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!