Environment

Canada Earns Bovine TB Free Status Again Through Diligence

For the first time since a single animal was found infected in 2016 on a ranch in south Alberta with bovine TB, Canada’s “TB Free” country status is no longer…

Raised Without Antibiotics Market at Risk of Over Saturation

Dr. Clayton Johnson, the Director of Health Carthage System with Carthage Veterinary Services spoke during the “Raised Without Antibiotics” session during the 2018 Banff Pork Seminar Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

The Changing Face of Pork Production

When Ron Plain talks hog markets, people who make a living from those markets tend to listen courtesy of Meristem – Banff Pork Seminar The professor emeritus in the Department…

Better Food Through Better Data Communication

Vast amounts of data are being collected on Canada’s farms through the advent of precision agriculture technology and the Internet of Things (IOT) by Lilian Schaer – Ag Innovation Ontario…

Trump Getting Sensible With Talk of Possible NAFTA Deadline Extension

Canada on Friday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that talks to modernize NAFTA could be extended beyond the end-March deadline, a move which might help break a deadlock at…

AgGrowth Coalition Welcomes External Advisory Panel Role

Canada’s AgGrowth Coalition welcomes the announcement of the formation of an External Advisory Panel to advise the ongoing FPT BRM review AP Newswire As part of the Federal, Provincial and…

New Housing Standards Better Protect Agricultural Temporary Foreign Workers

When temporary foreign workers in Canada’s agriculture industry have safe and adequate housing, the agriculture industry can thrive AP Newswire The Government of Canada takes seriously its responsibility to ensure…

U.S. Threat to Leave NAFTA Must Be Taken Seriously says Freeland

The Trudeau government appears to have adopted a good-cop, bad-cop strategy for saving NAFTA and coming up with some “creative” new proposals in response to unpalatable U.S. demands while simultaneously…

Exclusive Video: MacAulay First Canadian Agriculture Minister to Speak to U.S. Farm Bureau

Watch the video of Lawrence MacAulay, the first Canadian agriculture minister to speak to Farm Bureau members at an annual convention, emphasizing trade, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and…

Taxing Meat Could Help Offset Environmental, Health Problems?

The steep climb in global meat consumption has environmental interest groups debating a “sin” tax on animal products By Anna Dimoff – CBC News Meat consumption grew by more than…

Verified Canadian Pork Embraced by Domestic and International Consumers Alike

Customer feedback is showing “Verified Canadian Pork” is being embraced by consumers both domestically and internationally By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online “We’re about two and a half years into…

Frozen Machinery and Sick cows while Farmers Struggle During Extreme Cold

The cows at Ferme Racine in Casselman, Ont., let farmers know when their barn’s pipes have frozen By Andrew Foote – CBC News “If they’re all surrounding the [empty water]…

Governments Assessing Impact of Wildfires on BC’s Agriculture Sector

The governments of Canada and British Columbia are working under the AgriRecovery disaster framework to determine the type of assistance that may be required by British Columbia’s agriculture sector to…

Myth: Going Meatless One Day A Week Can Have A Significant Environmental Impact

The data shows that reducing meat consumption one day per week as recommended by the Meatless Monday campaign has a negligible impact on greenhouse gas emissions According to the Environmental…

Government of Canada invests in Research to Reduce Methane Gas Emissions in Cattle

Farmers know the importance of keeping the land, water and air healthy to sustain their farms from one generation to the next They also know that a clean environment and…

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!