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Canada to Join U.S. on Meat Industry Study to Poland

The first meeting of the Meat with European Quality campaign will be held in Poland this March with the aim of building trade relationships with both Canada and the U.S.…

Friendly Beef Competitors Seek USMCA Ratification and Opportunities in the Pacific Rim

Throughout the NAFTA talks there were many things that Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. did not agree on. One of the sectors that was fortunate to have the major check-off…

Maple Leaf Profit Misses Estimates on Weak Pork Prices

Canadian packaged meat producer Maple Leaf Foods Inc missed analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit on Thursday, as weak pork prices offset growth in its prepared meats Reuters Pork prices have…

Olds College Earns Beef Sustainability Stamp of Approval

As a Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) certified operation, Olds College is now also recognized as a “Certified Sustainable” beef production facility, according to Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB)…

PED Found On Two Alberta Farms

Alberta Pork says a second case of porcine epidemic diarrhea has turned up in the province CBC News The producer group says the new case is at a 600-head farrow-to-finish…

National Ad Blitz Promotes Benefits of Canadian Beef

A new advertising campaign aims to give the beef industry a boost, just weeks after the release of Canada’s new food guide, which has a greater emphasis on plant-based proteins…

New Livestock Transport Rules Restrictive, Farm Groups Say But Animal Activists Cry Foul

New rules governing livestock transportation in Canada reduce the amount of time farm animals can spend in transit without breaks for food, water and rest by Amanda Stephenson – Calgary…

Ag Ministers Hopeful For USMCA Deal To Be Ratified

Both Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue issued statements last week regarding their hope for a ratified USMCA deal in the next few months with…

Ten Things You Need to Know About Plant-Based Meat

An important new study about global nutrition was published this week that deserves everyone’s full attention: “Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.”…

Canadian Pork Exports to Mexico Soar as Trade Wars Bite U.S. Farmers

Canada’s pork exports to Mexico soared last year as retaliatory tariffs against the United States drove buyers away from American farmers and toward alternate suppliers Naomi Powell – Financial Post…

Government Invests in Industry-led Animal Welfare Activities

The livestock industry strives to continuously improve its capacity to respond to increasing demands by consumers and markets to demonstrate the highest quality of animal care Minister of Agriculture and…

McGill’s Mac Campus Gets Federal Funding for Biomass Research

McGill University’s Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue received a major federal investment of $7 million to the Biomass Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership by John Meagher – Montreal Gazette The…

Pork Producers Encouraged to Think Globally and Act Locally to Control Disease

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center is encouraging North American pork producers to think globally and act locally when it comes to reducing the risk of introducing…

PodCast! The Future of Meat

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food system contributes over $114 billion to our gross domestic product, and provides safe, nutritious and sustainable food for the world, while creating well-paying jobs for our…

Maple Leaf Plants Recognized for Workplace Safety Achievements

Four Maple Leaf Foods (TSX: MFI) plants were recognized on Tuesday by the North American Meat Institute and the National Safety Council with awards for their workplace safety achievements Speedvale…

Government of Canada Invests Over $50 million In Agricultural Sector

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food system contributes over $114 billion to our gross domestic product, and provides safe, nutritious and sustainable food for the world, while creating well-paying jobs for our…

SHIC Evaluates Risk of FAD Contaminated Feed Infecting Pigs

Scientists working on behalf of the Swine Health Information Center are evaluating the level of risk posed by feed of bringing a foreign animal disease into North America by Bruce…

Cattle Producers Play Wait-And-See for 2019 Prices

Numerous factors could change the fortunes of western Canadian beef cattle producers in 2019, and yet that region’s potential profitability remains higher than the challenged eastern Canada sector by Richard…

Delta Genomics Sells Genotyping Services to Global Genomics Company

Delta Genomics Centre has sold its genotyping services in an asset sale to Neogen Canada Inc, a subsidiary of Neogen Corporation, securing improved genomics servicing deal for Canadian livestock producers…

U.S. Processor Debuts Ground Beef Sourced from One Steer at Supermarkets

A beef processor in Texas has launched a grass-fed ground beef program that sources meat from an individual animal and is offering the product in grocery stores throughout the Southeast…

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!