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KFC Canada today announced its partnership with Chicken Farmers of Canada by featuring the Raised by a Canadian Farmer seal on its products, which demonstrates the commitment of restaurants and…
Scientists with the University of Saskatchewan are working to reign in the reproductive losses resulting from PRRS by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary…
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures fell Thursday for a second straight session, pressured by technical selling and expectations of ample U.S. summertime supplies of cattle and beef, traders said…
Farming livestock can be a rewarding, yet challenging venture. Successfully getting into the livestock business, say two veteran farmers, takes more than just hard physical work. Indeed, new livestock farmers…
Livestock and cattle will soon help fight wildfires in British Columbia as the province looks to create a targeted grazing program The B.C. government will give $500,000 to the B.C.…
Results from a 2019 labour market information study being completed by Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) has quantified the major gap in employment for the food and beverage manufacturing sector…
The vice president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is worried about the sell-off of cattle this spring due to drought By Jim Smalley – www.620ckrm.com Bob Lowe says the…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Quebec on Monday to announce ambitious plans to ban single-use plastics by 2021. The announcement was short on details, but employees at one Montreal…
Beijing is preparing to allow more sources of imported meat in an effort to overcome potential pork shortages as African swine fever curbs domestic hog herds, according to the China…
In a bid to directly compete with ground beef and pork sausage, Beyond Meat Inc bills itself the world’s first plant-based burger sold in the meat case of U.S. grocery…
Scientists in Britain have used gene-editing techniques to stop bird flu spreading in chicken cells grown in a lab – a key step towards making genetically-altered chickens that could halt…
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feeder cattle futures rebounded on Tuesday as traders hoped that feed costs will remain under pressure following news U.S. buyers are importing corn from South America…
The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) and the North American Meat Institute are working together to smooth trade, the leaders of the two organizations said during a panel discussion at CMC’s…
Single-use plastics—or SUPs—are a very hot topic for Canadians. SUPs are used only once, then discarded or recycled They include most food and product packaging, plastic bags, straws, coffee stirrers,…
Canadian scientists are working to standardize the collection of data related to sow mortality in an effort to more fully understand the cause by Bruce Cochrane –
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced that the Government of Canada has implemented the new regulations necessary to strengthen the Advance Payments Program On May 1, 2019, the Government…
A new poll by Grassroots Public Affairs finds Canadians hold largely positive views about the current and future state of agriculture and agri-food in Canada. Yet the industry, arguably one…
China plans to boost inspections of imported Canadian meats and meat products as bilateral trade relations deteriorate, Canadian government officials said on Tuesday (June 4), a move meat industry executives…
Chris Bittle, Member of Parliament – St. Catharines, on behalf of Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced an investment of up to $1,072,335 to the Canadian Meat Council…
Due to some negative messaging against meat consumption there has been a steady growth of young adults among others that have decided to cut all or most of their meat…
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!
