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Trump’s Travel Ban Could Impact Canada – U.S. Trade

U.S. President Donald Trump is slamming America’s door on most foreign nationals who were recently in Europe — a drastic step in response to an accelerating global pandemic that, should…

Shorter Calving Seasons Can Improve The Bottom Line

For many producers across Canada, calving season has just begun or will soon begin. For other producers this is the time to shift gears into the start of the breeding…

Ontario Beef Farmers Urgently Requesting Federal Assistance Through Time of Crisis

Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) has raised the alarm regarding the economic crisis facing the industry and has brought an urgent request to Ottawa for federal assistance A perfect storm…

Proper Management Key To Minimize Risk Of Calf Scours

Get cow-calf pairs out onto clean ground, such as fresh pasture, and give them as much space as possible. That’s how Ryan McCarron sidestepped a calf scours outbreak on his…

Canadian Agri-Food Exporters Face Bumpy Road

If last year was a road full of potholes for Canadian agri-food exporters, 2020 is hardly looking much better. Already facing global geopolitical issues, increased protectionism and mounting modernization challenges…

Pigs Unlikely Susceptible to COVID 19

The Manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network says there’s no reason to believe the new human Coronavirus, COVID 19, will affect pigs but it’s always prudent to…

Celebrating Women in Canadian Cattle Farming

With many cattle farms in Canada going back three or more generations, beef has long been an iconic livestock raised across the country and sought after around the world. Not…

Minister Bibeau Supports Young Leaders in Agriculture

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food is at the Canadian Young Farmers Forum to speak with young leaders in the Canadian agriculture sector to discuss the challenges…

Annual Meat Conference Exhibitors Donate More Than 28,000 Pounds of Meat & Poultry Products to Nashville Food Project

Exhibitors at the Annual Meat Conference , co-hosted by FMI, The Food Industry Association and the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), this week in Nashville, Tennessee, donated 28,000 pounds…

TrustBIX and Cargill Double Down on Certified Sustainable Beef

TrustBIX and Cargill signed a new agreement for TrustBIX to continue to provide chain-of-custody services that enable Cargill to offer sustainable beef sourcing to its Canadian customers Cargill has and…

Winners of The SilverChef Hospitality Awards 2020 Announced

SilverChef, Canada’s leading hospitality financier, has announced the winners of The SilverChef Hospitality Awards, which recognize the highest standards in Canadian hospitality for innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility and impact.…

Canada Prepared for ASF But More Work Needed

The Canadian Pork Council says African Swine Fever preparedness has advanced considerably and Canada is well positioned but there is still lots left to do by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

Analysis Finds Demand for Meat Strong

The Food Industry Association and the Foundation for Meat and Poultry Research and Education, the foundation for the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute), released their 15th-annual in-depth study of…

CUSMA: Let’s Get It Done

It’s time to restore predictability to trade in North America. That’s why it is encouraging to see the House Trade Committee set to wrap up its study of the implementing…

New NAFTA Beats No NAFTA But No Big Economic Boost For Canada

The federal government’s much-anticipated economic impact study of the revised North American trade agreement does not forecast a significant economic boost when the deal takes effect, but officials from Global…

Restaurants Canada and MeazureUp Partner to Help Restaurants Maintain Quality and Consistency

Restaurants Canada has partnered with MeazureUp to digitize routine quality audits, assessments and checklists. This will allow foodservice operators to track their operations and ensure brand consistency straight from their…

Canadian Ag Near Tipping Point Over Blockades

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture called for “decisive action” from the federal government Tuesday as it warned that rail blockades across the country were causing critical supply shortages for farmers…

U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Hit An Eight-Year High

U.S. farm bankruptcy rates jumped 20% in 2019 – to an eight-year high – as financial woes in the U.S. agricultural economy continued in spite of massive federal bail-out funding,…

TPP Lets Canadian Beef Carve a Larger Slice of Japan Meat Market

Japan’s meat imports have begun to reflect changes brought on by two free trade deals Tokyo signed, about a year after the pacts went into force by Kazuto Shimada –…

North American Meat Institute Signs MOU with the British Meat Processors Association

With trade negotiations set to begin between the United States and the United Kingdom, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) 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!