Farming

Retaliation For US Tariffs Begins

U.S. farmers and food producers are in the cross-hairs of a global trade conflict that shows no signs of abating anytime soon — and things are about to escalate in…

NAFTA Agriculture Ministers See Few Differences Over Trade

The United States, Canada and Mexico have “relatively few” differences on agricultural trade, the three countries’ agriculture ministers said after meeting on Tuesday to discuss the renegotiation of the North…

$12.7 Million to Advance Innovation in Canada’s Swine Sector

Canada’s pork and hog sector is an important driver of the Canadian economy, with farm cash receipts reaching $4.5 billion in 2017 Research and innovation are vital to ensuring this…

Minister MacAulay Sets Out On the Growing Canadian Agriculture Tour

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector is an economic engine, spurring job creation and prosperity across the country Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, announced that he will be heading…

CMC Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Implement CPTPP

Canada’s red meat sector is hoping the federal government will ratify the Comprehensive Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement as soon as possible by Bruce Cochrane FarmScape Online Chris White,…

Buy Canadian? Good Idea But The Trend Won’t Last

In a nutshell, here is what happened following the G7 Summit: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau played nice with U.S. President Donald Trump, Trump tore Trudeau apart on social media, Trudeau…

Manitoba Pork Encourages U.S. Adoption of Swine Movement Traceability

Manitoba Pork Chair George Matheson suggests a U.S. system for tracing swine movements, modeled after the one being used in Canada, would help protect swine heath in both countries. by…

Promoting Meat For Better Fitness Training

This generation is seen as the most health-conscious generation of all time and people are controlling what they eat as well as increasing their physical activity by Ronnie Cons Millions…

Making Food Safer and Creating More Trade Opportunities for Businesses

Canadians want to know that the food they eat is safe. The speed, volume and complexity of food production have produced significant new risks and challenges, which require continual improvement…

Olymel Announces the Acquisition of Pinty’s Delicious Foods

Olymel L.P. executives are announcing the acquisition of all the shares of Pinty’s Delicious Foods Inc., an Ontario poultry slaughtering and processing company that specializes in fully cooked products and…

Canada agrees with U.S. To Keep NAFTA Alive

Canada agreed with the United States on Thursday that slow-moving talks to update NAFTA should continue although they did not set a date for the next round, a senior official…

Seaweed for cows? Researcher says oceans may provide plentiful livestock feed

It is a long way between prairie ranchland where cattle graze and ocean waters where seaweed blooms, but Canadian scientists want to study whether red algae can one day be…

Renewed Trade Fears Drop CME Hog Futures

Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures reversed last week’s advances as a result of profit-taking and renewed concerns over U.S. exports following late last week’s contentious G-7 summit by Theopolis Waters…

U.S. and Canadian Farm Groups Support Strong Trading Partnership

The leaders of the U.S. National Farmers Union (NFU) and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) in a joint statement today urged Canadian and U.S. officials to preserve the strong,…

Tariffs on U.S. Pork Also Hurt Canadian Pork Producers

The Chair of Manitoba Pork says factors that lower the value of hogs in the United States, harming U.S. pork producers also hurts Canadian pork producers by Bruce Cochrane –…

Niman Ranch Expands into Canada for First Time with Macgregors Meat & Seafood

Niman Ranch, the pioneering leader in natural, humanely and sustainably raised beef, pork, and lamb, proudly announces its first Canadian partnership with the largest independently owned purveyor in the country,…

Mexico Hits Back With Trade Tariffs

Mexico put tariffs on American products ranging from steel to pork and bourbon on Tuesday, retaliating against import duties on metals imposed by President Donald Trump and taking aim at…

North American Meat Institute Statement Regarding Mexico’s Imposition of Tariffs on U.S. Pork Exports

Mexico today levied 10 percent tariffs, which will increase to 20 percent effective July 5, on unprocessed U.S. pork products in retaliation for tariffs imposed on Mexican steel and aluminum…

Canadian Meat Council Welcome New Chairman

The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is proud to announce the appointment of David Colwell as Chairman of their Board of Directors for the next two years The election took place…

Prime Minister Trudeau Puts His Foot Down

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland have taken to the media stage to meet Trump’s tariffs head on, and their stance is undeniably firm. by…

Our January 2025 Issue

In our January 2025 issue we dive into the Smithfield files IPO, Global Red Meat Market trends, Solar Energy and Agricultural activities, Brazil adopting beef traceability, Meat Processing equipment, Rising agriculture crime, Canadian Ag investing, the Meat Institute's new COO, and much more!