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Global Institute for Food Security at USask awarded over $330K to provide missing genetic information for key forage crop

The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has received a $331,870 grant from Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Development Fund (ADF) for a project to help unlock…

Texas A&M, industry partners usher in new era for Poultry Science Department

Patrick J. Stover, Ph.D., vice chancellor of  Texas A&M AgriLife, dean of the  College of Agriculture and Life Sciences  and director of  Texas A&M AgriLife Research, announced recently that more than…

Family Farms Continue to Power U.S. Agriculture

What do you think of when you hear the phrase family-owned business? You may not immediately think of the family farm, but they are just as important to our economy…

FCC providing $100,000 to 4-H clubs in 2021

4-H Canada is pleased to announce that the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) 4-H Club Fund will provide $100,000 to 203 4-H clubs across Canada in 2021, to support local activities…

Rising U.S. beef prices buoy CME live cattle futures

U.S. live cattle futures rose on Tuesday for a fourth straight session, with deferred months setting life-of-contract highs as robust demand for beef lifted packer profit margins and bolstered demand…

Ottawa invests $162.6 million to strengthen Canadian Food Inspection Agency

As we work toward our economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and begin to build back better, it is more important than ever that the Government of Canada invests in…

NAMI’s Mark Dopp inducted into Meat Industry Hall of Fame

The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today announced Mark Dopp, Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, and General Counsel for the Meat Institute was inducted into the Meat…

Moosemeat & Marmalade Returns with More Food, Flavours and Fun in Season Five Premiere Airing on APTN on February 11th

Beloved co-hosts Art Napoleon and Dan Hayes celebrate five years of Moosemeat & Marmalade as the popular food documentary series returns for another season of globetrotting culinary adventures this February…

Organizations coming together to introduce youth to careers across the agrifood sector

Protein Industries Canada announced an investment into a program that will introduce youth in Kindergarten through Grade 12 to the career opportunities available to them in the plant-protein, agrifood and…

In wake of decision to kill Keystone XL, Biden’s first foreign-leader call will be to Trudeau

If Joe Biden’s decision to kill off Keystone XL is supposed to sound the death knell for Canada-U.S. relations, you wouldn’t know it from the newly minted president’s call sheet…

Engaging the Biden administration on trade will be key to Canada’s long-term economic fortunes, shows latest RSM Canada report

As Canada tackles its most serious wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to date, and its biggest trading partner – the United States – is set to introduce a new President…

New committee to add international perspectives to Ontario livestock research

An international group of experts is bringing global research knowledge and networks to Ontario’s livestock industry Livestock Research Innovation Corporation Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC)’s International Research Advisory Committee will…

Joint Statement from the 2021 Federal-Provincial -Territorial Agriculture Ministerial Co-Chairs on Proposed Changes to the AgriStability Program

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged farmers in unprecedented ways. From labour, to housing, to processing issues, every aspect of farming has been impacted by the pandemic Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada…

Chinese pork output beats expectations in 2020

China’s pork output fell less than expected last year as it recovered from the impact of an incurable hog disease that depleted breeding stock, official data showed on Monday Reuters…

Philippines plans to triple pork imports as local prices soar

The Philippines is aiming to triple pork imports this year, the agriculture minister said on Monday, after domestic prices jumped more than 50% from a year earlier as African swine…

Trudeau hopes Biden will re-engage U.S. on free trade and climate change

Canada and other U.S. allies are looking to President-elect Joe Biden to re-engage with the world on such issues as climate change and free trade, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

Cooperation, Coordination, Communication, Key to ASF Preparedness

The Swine Health Information Center credits sector wide cooperation for helping the North American pork industry prepare for and defend against African Swine Fever By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online…

Agriculture Sector Facing Challenges of Falling Meat Consumption and Adapting to Climate Change

ResearchAndMarkets.com published a new article on the agriculture industry “Agriculture Sector Facing Challenges of Falling Meat Consumption and Adapting to Climate Change” Research and Markets One challenge facing the agriculture…

Processing capacity continues to weigh on Ontario beef industry

While the beef industry in Grey-Bruce weathered 2020 and the challenges that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, work continues to address concerns around packing capacity in the province by Rob…

USask agriculture researchers awarded $5.8M to help feed the world, protect the planet

Eighteen wide-ranging University of Saskatchewan (USask) crop research projects have been awarded a total of almost $5.8 million through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), a program jointly supported by the federal and provincial governments and supplemented…

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!