Food Safety

Reality Check: How Much Meat do Canadians Eat?

A new analysis of Statistics Canada data shows Canadians are consuming moderate amounts of meat. On average, Canadians consume 41 grams of cooked fresh meat, such as beef, pork, lamb…

Why a U.S-China Trade War Could Be a Net Negative for Canada

A trade war between the United States and China could potentially provide benefits to a handful of industries in Canada but the overall impact would be negative for the Canadian…

Ministers Tour Farm at the Centre of Bovine TB Outbreak

While in Alberta this week, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, joined Oneil Carlier, Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, to tour the once-quarantined Alberta farm where the…

CCA Welcomes New Leadership at 2018 Board Meeting

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that David Haywood-Farmer and Bob Lowe were elected by acclamation as President and Vice President, respectively, at the…

FCC Says Interest Rates Are On The Rise: What’s Your Risk Tolerance?

As interest rates slowly rise from their historic lows, we want to help pump up your farm financial fitness. Throughout March, we’ll be sharing posts to help put your 2018…

Swine Welfare Research has Agricultural Sustainability and Global Food Security Implications

The newly named NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Swine Welfare told FarmScape Online a new research program looking at swine welfare will contribute to the sustainability of farming systems and…

Mobile Business Solution Makes Traceability Easier, More Affordable for Farmers

New data capture technology is making traceability and food safety risk management easier for Canadian beef, dairy, bison, goat and sheep farmers By Lilian Schaer – AgInnovation Ontario Go360 bioTrack,…

Cargill Touts Canadian Sustainability Pilot

Three months of Cargill’s Canadian beef sustainability project produced encouraging results, the company says, proving the model works and demonstrating significant potential to scale the program to deliver a greater…

Canadians Believe U.S. Could be Ready to Accept NAFTA Compromise

American trade officials are showing newfound interest in a Canadian proposal for revamping NAFTA‘s automotive provisions as the U.S. seeks to swiftly conclude renegotiations of the continental free trade pact…

Cargill Adds Where Food Comes From Canada as Auditing Body for its Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration Pilot

Where Food Comes From (WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, announced it has been selected by Cargill as an auditing…

Happy Pig, Healthy Meal? U of S Prof Heads Unit to Sniff Out Well-Being of Swine

Where Food Comes From (WFCF), the most trusted resource for independent, third-party verification of food production practices in North America, announced it has been selected by Cargill as an auditing…

Government of Canada Working with Poultry Industry to Reduce Risk of Salmonella

Ensuring that Canadians have access to safe and healthy food is a top priority for the federal government. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), along with their federal food safety…

Improved Food Safety Systems Expected to Strengthen Canadian Beef and Pork Position in Export Markets

Canadian Meat Council Communications Manager Marcus Mattinson told FarmScape Online that there’s a wide array of important activities the CFIA performs with respect to Food Safety Systems. by Bruce Cochrane…

Latest NAFTA talks aim for breakthrough on toughest issues

Mexico and Canada aim to finish reworking less contentious chapters of the NAFTA trade deal with the United States in new talks that began on Sunday, hoping to clear the…

USDA Long-Term Projections Encouraging for Canadian Ag Markets

The downturn in the U.S. farm economy is projected to continue in 2018 with a decline in U.S. farm income of 6.7%, driven mostly by soft growth in commodity prices…

Trump Trashes on NAFTA as Talks in Mexico Approach

U.S. farmers, food processors and grain traders have spent months trying to prevent trade relationships from falling apart if the North American Free Trade Agreement implodes. They are trying to…

Reducing Environmental Impact and Reliance on Antibiotics Top Pork Sector’s Priority List

The Chair of Swine Innovation Porc says reducing the environmental footprint of pork production and reducing the sector’s reliance on antibiotics will be among the top research priorities transitioning into…

Minister MacAulay to promote agricultural trade with California and the U.S.

After delivering a keynote address to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention last month, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay will be traveling to California this week for…

Swine Innovation Porc Commends Minister’s Commitment to Smooth Transition to Canadian Agricultural Partnership

Stewart Cressman, the Chair of Swine Innovation Porc, is commending Canada’s Minister of Agriculture for his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition from Growing Forward 2 to the new Canadian…

Canadian Agricultural Partnership: Building a Strong Agriculture and Agri-Food Sector Applications for Federal Programs Now Open

Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector is a key driver of economic growth, innovation and trade. Economic indicators show a strong and dynamic Canadian agricultural sector, with a growing global middle…

Our June 2025 Issue

In our June 2025 issue,JBS Dual Stock listing, FCC announces $2 billion investment, U.S. livestock lose to China tariffs, Removing GST from foods, the New Pork campaign, Farm and Food Ontario announces new funding, what is Agritourism, and much more!