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Canada seeks to join EU challenge against China at WTO

Canada will seek to join the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia to be included in consultations as part of the European Union’s dispute with China at the World…

Alltech Canada Planet of Plenty Award

Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) member Alltech Canada, is currently seeking entries for their Planet of Plenty Award        Alltech Canada wants to recognize the farmers, producers…

$228 Million Flood recovery program helping B.C. farms return to production

B.C. farmers who suffered extraordinary damages in last year’s devastating floods will have access to up to $228 million in federal-provincial government support to help their farms return to production…

Here’s how key the Ambassador Bridge is to U.S.-Canada trade

Canada-bound traffic on the Ambassador Bridge has been ground to a halt as people protesting vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions have closed access to the bridge       The…

Agriculture Carbon Alliance announces support for Bill C-234

On news that Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act has been introduced for first reading in the House of Commons, the Agriculture Carbon Alliance…

Drought relief program expanded for Manitoba Livestock producers

The governments of Canada and Manitoba are continuing to support livestock producers by expanding the eligibility of expenses under the Livestock Feed and Transportation Drought Assistance program       Federal…

Alberta ranchers worried about border protest rattling cattle sector

Groups representing ranchers and feedlot operators in Alberta are raising concerns about the harm prolonged border disruptions could have on an agricultural sector hit hard during the pandemic   by Tony Seskus, Jennifer…

Biological Markers Offer Potential to Help Swine Producers Improve Animal Welfare

Researchers with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine are working to apply the measurement of various biological indicators of animal well being to the selection and care of swine  …

Worries build over economic impact of Alberta border blockade: Meat industry chimes in

Alberta retailers and manufacturers are growing increasingly frustrated with protestors blocking an essential border crossing into the United States, warning that it’s interrupting critical supply chains affecting both groceries and…

Philippines lifts suspension of Canadian beef imports

The Philippines has lifted its suspension of Canadian beef imports, which it imposed due to detection of a cattle disease last month, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said   by…

Manitoba PED Case Numbers Declining But Biosecurity Remains Key

The Manager of Swine Health with Manitoba Pork says, despite declining case numbers, continued strict biosecurity remains key to containing the province’s most recent Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak   by…

Canadian farmers face cattle feed shortage due to drought, transport strains

Canadian farmers say they are just days away from running out of feed for cattle, due to severe drought last summer damaging crops needed to fatten them over winter and…

Bank of Canada says food price increases to outpace inflation

The cost of food in Canada is likely to continue growing at inflation-busting rates in 2022 thanks to supply disruptions and higher commodity and energy prices   Reuters   Prices…

Cattle producers stretch supplies amid feed shortage

Cattle producers are dealing with a feed shortage due to 2021’s summer drought and supply chain issues   CTV News   The drought left producers with less local feed like…

Minister Bibeau announces Food Waste Reduction Challenge semi-finalists for the Novel Technologies Streams

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced the 18 semi-finalists selected under the Novel Technologies Streams to find new solutions to food waste   NewsWire   Minister…

National farm organization partners with Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine

  The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is the latest partner to join Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine in recognition of the key role innovation has in the agriculture sector    …

Pandemic Helps Underscore Need for Biosecurity in Livestock Transport

The President of Truck Wash Technologies says the global pandemic has helped demonstrate how disease spreads and the need for biosecurity in the movement of livestock   by Bruce Cochrane…

Truckers Fighting Government Vaccine Mandate March to Canadian Capital

A convoy of truckers started their march from Vancouver on Sunday to the Canadian capital city of Ottawa protesting the government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for truckers, which the industry says…

USask announces new Food and Nutrition degree

A new undergraduate degree program at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) will fill a growing need for interdisciplinary training in both food science and nutrition      The new Bachelor…

South Korea lifts temporary suspension of Canadian beef

South Korea is lifting its temporary suspension of Canadian beef imports that it imposed after Canada detected a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in December, Canadian Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude…

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!