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Ground-breaking soil research could help increase crop yields and protect the environment

Dr. Jeff Schoenau isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. He owns and operates a grain farm near Central Butte, Saskatchewan and has been working as a soil scientist for…

All Farmers invited to complete the “Census of Agriculture”

As farm families are getting ready for the upcoming growing season across the country, members of the Canadian agriculture sector should keep an eye out for the Census of Agriculture…

Walmart Canada is now sourcing beef from Canadian certified sustainable farms and ranches

Walmart Canada is now sourcing beef from certified sustainable farms and ranches according to standards set by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB)   Additionally, Walmart is sourcing a…

What’s Your Food Story Connects Ontarians through the celebration of food

Good in Every Grain, a public-facing educational campaign from Grain Farmers of Ontario, today announces a new multi-year and multi-stage campaign that wants to bring together Ontarians during these difficult…

USask Study: Boosting beef production through better biology approaches

A multi-agency research team led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) veterinary reproductive biologist Dr. Gregg Adams (DVM, PhD) aims to make rapid strides in improving the productivity, efficiency and sustainability…

U.S. trade chief Tai sees ‘frank and honest’ discussions on North American trade deal

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s ‘everything on the table’ approach to trade negotiations and foreign policy relations has been front and centre in the press in recent weeks in her push…

Farmers struggle to break into booming carbon-credit market

When Microsoft Corp made a massive purchase of carbon credits in January, it turned to a relatively new source: farmers who plant crops meant to trap carbon in the soil by…

U.S. pork processor seeks to delay court decision limiting slaughter speeds

U.S. pork processor Seaboard Foods wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would force it to slow the speed of hog slaughtering at a massive…

Canada returns to trade deficit position in March as imports surge

Canada’s trade balance shifted back to a deficit in March following two consecutive months of surplus as imports jumped significantly while exports edged up slightly, Statistics Canada said by Julie…

H1N1 and H1N2 Viruses Represent Low Risk to People

The General Manger of Manitoba Pork says the identification of two rare strains of Influenza virus in humans in Manitoba poses a minimal risk to humans by Bruce Cochrane –…

BCRC blog: Resources For Drought Management

Recurring drought is a natural part of the climate in many areas of Canada and creates a challenge when managing grazing and forage resources Beef Cattle Research Council ( BCRC…

Restaurant Brands reports Q1 profit and sales up from year ago, beats expectations

Restaurant Brands International Inc., the parent company of Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeyes, topped expectations as it reported its first-quarter profit and sales grew compared with a year ago…

Foodservice Concept Wingstop Announces Plans to Open 100 Locations in Canada

Dallas-based fast-casual restaurant chain Wingstop has announced that it will enter the Canadian market with plans for about 100 locations over the next decade.  by Craig Patterson – Retail-Insider.com The…

Watch Video: Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute Tackles Budget 2021

CAPI hosted this discussion Tuesday about the federal budget and its implications for the Canadian agri-food system   The conversation will continue over the coming months and years as the…

Q&A with CHAR Technologies’ Andrew White

CHAR is a cleantech development and services company that has gained attention in renewable natural gas and agriculture circles with its application of High Temperature Pyrolysis (HTP) to convert low-value…

Brazil meatpackers explore wheat as feed alternative as corn prices rise

Large Brazilian meatpackers are turning to wheat as they try to fend off a rise in the cost of corn, the main livestock feed ingredient, meat lobby ABPA said on…

US Confirms Record 2020 Red Meat Production

The total of 55.774 billion pounds was a little bit larger than the initial guess from December and up 1% from the previous record set in 2019, with commercial and…

SHIC Funded Review Looks at African Swine Fever Virus Variants

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center is encouraging pork producers to question every mortality on the farm and to have each one investigated in an effort to…

Restaurants need more sector-specific support to keep feeding Canada’s recovery

Restaurants Canada welcomes a number of commitments unveiled today in the federal budget — most notably, the promise to extend the rent and wage subsidies until Sept. 25, 2021 —…

Tyson Foods First Meat Company to Join Cattle Traceability Program

Tyson Fresh Meats, the beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN), is putting its support behind a cattle disease traceability program called U.S. CattleTrace Global Newswire This…

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!