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Minister Macaulay Strengthens Agricultural Trade with the European Union

Thanks to the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), Canadian farmers and food processors are seizing opportunities to diversify trade and contributing to meeting the Government of Canada’s…

The USMCA’s Winners and Losers

It will be called the USMCA (The Village People are not likely to sing the official song, but we’re told the new dance moves will be released soon), and while…

Cattle Futures Jump After North American Trade Pact Signed

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures rose to their highest prices since April on Monday after the United States, Canada and Mexico said they struck a deal on a trilateral…

Long Road Toward Biosecurity in China

The Veterinary Counsel with the Canadian Pork Council says the Chinese pork sector is in the very early stages of building biosecurity by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online In an…

Industry Takes Stock of National Beef Strategy Achievements

The Canadian Beef Advisors today released a status update on the 2015-19 National Beef Strategy The report summarizes progress towards achieving the outcomes outlined in the Strategy since its launch.…

The New Deal A Good One For Canadian Beef & Pork

Since the new NAFTA, now renamed the USMCA, was signed in principle, the reaction among Canadian Ag industry pundits has been favorable and, with the exception to dairy famers, both…

Demonstration Projects Accelerate Adoption of New Technologies

The Manager of Agricultural Economics and Management with CDPQ suggests the full value of agricultural research is captured only once it’s been adopted by industry by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

Animal Care Updates Deliver Science-Based Results

Chicken farmers across Canada are rolling out the latest changes to the Raised by a Canadian Farmer Animal Care Program (ACP) The new ACP is enhanced in areas including the…

What We Know About The New USMCA Trade Deal

Unrestricted trade. It’s written into the title of the North American Free Trade Agreement. But as details of the newly renegotiated deal (the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement or USMCA) emerge, questions…

Canada and U.S. Making Progress as NAFTA Nears Deadline

With time fast running out, Canadian and U.S. negotiators “made lots of progress” on Sunday on a renewed NAFTA but had still not settled tough issues such as American tariffs…

Minister MacAulay Concludes Second Growing Canadian Agriculture Tour

The agriculture and agri-food sector is vital to Canada’s economy, providing high-quality, nutritious and safe food for Canadians and people around the world and creating good, middle-class jobsaudit that verifies…

Cargill’s Sustainability Pilot Yields +1 Million Pounds Of Beef in 3Q

Cattleman Bob Lowe from Alberta, Canada, says he didn’t change a thing about management at his family cattle operations in order to participate in Cargill’s multistakeholder Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration…

What Does a New High in Farm Debt Mean for the Ag Sector?

There’s no question the credit landscape is changing: there have been four interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada since our 2017 assessment of farm assets and debt while…

CRSB Certified Logo for Beef Sustainability Now Available

The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) has released its Certification Marks and Communications, Claims and Labelling Guide for use in the Canadian marketplace As a global leader in beef…

African Swine Fever Shifts Global Protein Picture

The spread of African Swine Fever in China — and more recently to Belgium — has substantially altered the outlook for the pork industry around the world by Christine McCracken…

Walmart Launches Grocery Delivery in Metro Vancouver

Walmart Canada today officially announced the launch of sustainable grocery delivery for Metro Vancouver consumers in collaboration with Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery Inc (SPUD)’s food delivery platform, Food-X Urban Delivery…

Manitoba Backs Expansion of HyLife Foods

The Manitoba government has announced that it is supporting an expansion project at HyLife Foods Ltd. in Neepawa, Manitoba The province is supporting the expansion in Neepawa and a new…

NAFTA Negotiations Hang over the Heads of Canadian Farmers

The tough talk between Canada and the U.S. around NAFTA negotiations is having real-life consequences for those working in the industry every day and farmers worry more and more about…

Tracing Live Cattle Pays Canadian Producers For Certified Sustainable Beef

BIXSco Inc. (BIX) has helped Canada’s beef producers track their cattle from sustainable farms and ranches right to the packing plant by Bixs Systems This tracing of the supply chain…

Chicken Farmers of Canada is Proud to Announce the Creation of the Young Farmers Program

The goal of Chicken Farmers of Canada’s Young Farmers Program is to bring together young farmers from across the country to learn about how the Canadian chicken industry works, and…

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!