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Demand for Canadian farmland remained strong in 2020 due to record-low interest rates and improved crop production revenues. According to the FCC Farmland Values Report, farmland values increased 5.4% in…
Have you ever seen the label “permitted” at grocery stores? Even if you have never bought such items, you have definitely come across them in all departments: meat and poultry,…
On March 31st, 2021, McGill University will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding. To mark this important milestone in its history, the University is hosting a series of conferences focusing…
Ducks Unlimited Canada, McDonald’s Canada, and Cargill support expansion of Canadian grazing land and forages to help combat impacts of climate change and protect wildlife Beef farmers and ranchers…
Empire Company Limited and Food, Health & Consumer Products of Canada, have agreed to a meaningful and ground-breaking proposal for a “Grocery Supply Code of Practice for Canada“. Reuters FHCP and…
JBS SA, the world’s largest meatpacker, has committed to zeroing the balance of its global greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, amid criticism of its role in a Brazilian beef industry…
Chicago Mercantile Exchange lean hog futures firmed on Tuesday, marking the contract’s fifth gain in six days, pushed higher by increased demand for pork as restaurants reopen, while supplies remain…
Brazilian food processor BRF SA said on Tuesday Canada has authorized chicken wing exports from two of its plants located in top farm state Mato Grosso Reuters BRF has been…
Americans are buying more beef, pork, poultry, and lamb than ever as increased time at home during the pandemic sent meat grocery sales soaring by 20% (IRI) from 2019 to…
Nearly one year after the first reported cases of COVID-19 among meat and poultry workers, comprehensive protections have brought case rates to just 2.67 cases per day per 100,000 workers…
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that Canada is an important step closer to being recognized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) as a negligible-risk country…
The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is encouraging pork producers to ask their herd practitioners to request ASF rule-out testing in cases where symptoms might suggest African Swine Fever…
The Scientific Commission of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has determined Canada’s application to change its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) status from a controlled-risk country to one of…
Canada released draft regulations on Friday aimed at stimulating domestic carbon credit trading, part of the federal government’s push to curb emissions of climate-warming greenhouse gases by Nia Williams –…
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture sent a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers to Families Food Box program…
Scientists with VIDO-InterVac have shown the delivery of vaccines into the uterus of sows and gilts to be an effective option for protecting their piglets from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus…
Canada’s Olymel LP began to gradually reopen its Red Deer, Alberta pork-processing plant on March 4 after a temporary closure due to COVID-19 infections, a spokesman said on Monday by…
Improving soil health can help farmers build drought resilience, increase nutrient availability, suppress diseases, reduce erosion and nutrient losses, and increase economic benefits according to recent Soil Health Institute research…
Serving a dynamic lineup of solution-based content, all centered around the theme of “Feeding the Recovery,” Restaurants Canada’s annual trade show brought together thousands of restaurateurs, chefs, industry professionals, and…
Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unless more women in rural and urban areas hold leadership positions 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!
