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Reviewing The Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle

Pain management in cattle has evolved over time and today, nearly half of Canadian beef producers are using pain medication some or all of the time. Pain Mitigation Consumer pressure…

Alternative Animal Feed to Aid in the Production of Sustainable Meat

Meat substitute sales in the UK recorded growth at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8% between 2013 and 2018, which was significantly higher than meat at a CAGR…

Senator Rob Black Lays the Groundwork for Future Soil Study

The Honourable Rob Black, Senator for Ontario, took part in the Soil Conservation Council of Canada’s (SCCC) Summit on Canadian Soil Health in Winnipeg this week. Today he participated in…

Drones, Satellites and Artificial Intelligence: The Farmer’s New Reality

Whenever I hear the phrase Artificial Intelligence in the same sentence as drones and satellites, I’m not sure if the actual definition of “AI” is accurate. For me, I conjure…

Seneca Valley Virus Identified as Infection to Be Aware Of

The Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network is advising swine producers to be aware of Seneca Valley Virus by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Over the past couple of years…

Research Finds Cutting Back on Red and Processed Meat Won’t Improve Your Health — So Why Were We Told It Would?

A series of new studies published in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine has called into question a long delivered piece of health advice, that people should limit their consumption of…

World’s Best Butchers Meet in Sacramento Ahead of Global Challenge

16 of the best butchers from across the globe descended on Sacramento last week to size up the competition for the much-anticipated World Butchers’ Challenge, to be held in September…

Meat theft: The strange new crime trend taking over Winnipeg grocery stores

Some stores are hiring security guards and training staff to watch for suspicious behaviour—a challenge, because, well, there’s no stereotypical meat thief by Shannon Vanraes – Macleans.ca Munther Zeid pages…

DMA-FCC Mental Health Awareness Program Now Accepting Applications

Year two of the rural mental health training program presented by the Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMA) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has officially launched and is accepting applications The…

On the Ground Global Monitoring Helps Swine Disease Prevention

The Swine Health Information Center says the cooperation of contacts on the ground around the world is helping the swine sector become more responsive to the threat of disease by…

Why Immigration Policy Means So Much to the People of Brooks, Alta.

With a population of just 15,000, Brooks, Alta. is vastly different than the city Deepak Badola once called home. by By Heather Yourex-West – Global News “I’m from India,” the…

CFL Roughriders Apologize to Beef Producers for Ad for Beyond Meat Burgers

The Saskatchewan Roughriders organization has distanced itself from an A&W ad that showed fans of the football club sinking their teeth into Beyond Meat burgers, after the commercial drew ire…

Why Evolving Food Preferences Are Showing More Demand For Protein

Canadian per capita beef consumption has been declining over the long-term; yet Canadian beef demand is still strong. Consumption trends generally evolve because of preferences, but they also are function…

Tim Hortons Pulls Beyond Meat Products from Canadian Locations outside B.C. and Ontario

Tim Hortons will no longer offer Beyond Meat products at its eateries outside Ontario and B.C. “We are always listening to our guests and testing a wide variety of products…

Roughriders Apologize for any distress After Beyond Meat Commercial Spurs Concerns

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have apologized to the province’s cattle producers after they expressed concern about an A&W commercial for the fast food chain’s Beyond Meat Burger prominently featuring Roughrider fans…

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture Hosts 2019 Federal Election National Agriculture Leaders’ Debate

Founded in 1935, CFA works on behalf of Canada’s farmers to ensure the continued development of a vibrant agriculture and agri-food industry in Canada CFA is the country’s largest national…

South Korea Confirms Second Case of Deadly African Swine Fever and Pledges Vigilance

South Korea has confirmed a second case of African swine fever at a pig farm near the border with North Korea, a day after reporting its first-ever outbreak of the…

Chinese Rollback of Tariffs on U.S. Pork Further Jeopardises Canada’s Competitive Position

The Canadian Meat Council warns China’s rollback of tariffs on U.S. pork further jeopardizes Canada’s competitive position in that market by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online In June China suspended…

Federal and Provincial Governments Support Projects Using Precision Agriculture Technologies

The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting research that will help improve Ontario soil health while reducing phosphorous entering waterways Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Ernie…

Canada Names its Team for the World Butcher’s Challenge

In the face of plant-based protein being all the rage, some may have also noticed a subtle but significant push for the continued celebration of meat Real Agriculture The rise…

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!