Food
Dr. Yolande Seddon (PhD), an associate professor in swine behaviour and welfare at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), was named the renewed USask Chair in Swine Welfare on…
Pork producers in Saskatchewan are monitoring what appears to be an increase in reproductive diseases in other parts of North America and taking steps to keep those infections out of…
Smithfield Foods on Monday made public its paperwork for its New York initial public offering as the maker of Farmland bacon and Farmer John sausages prepares for its U.S. stock…
People in Prince Edward Island’s beef industry have told American politicians face to face that they are worried about Donald Trump’s impending tariff on imports from Canada CBC News The…
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says seven poultry farms in southwestern Ontario are under quarantine due to an avian flu outbreak CBC News These include four farms near Ingersoll, two…
The Meat Institute today announced industry veteran Nicole Johnson-Hoffman was hired to be Chief Operating Officer “Nicole Johnson-Hoffman brings a wide breadth of experience in the regulatory, legal, and…
Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in British Columbia shows “worrisome” signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but…
The past year saw ups and downs for the province’s agriculture sector, from a dwindling beef herd to narrowly avoiding the worst impacts of drought, to concerns sparked by incoming U.S.…
Researchers with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are using radio-frequency identification technology to track the feeding behavior of pigs to provide an early warning of disease by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca Researchers with…
The Swine Health Information Center is calling for research proposals aimed at addressing H5N1 avian influenza in the U.S. swine herd by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca In March USDA confirmed the first…
California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, where infections in dairy cows are increasing and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. The…
The Swine Health Information Center is advising livestock producers to be aware of the presence of New World screwworm in Mexico by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca Following the report from Guatemala in…
Food Producers of Canada (FPC) is very pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Québec based Boudeweel Public Affairs (BPA) Starting in January 2025, FPC and BPA will partner…
A trade deficit occurs when the dollar value of a country’s imports is more than its exports by Christopher Reynolds – The Canadian Press On the global stage, countries export some…
The United States reported its first severe human case of bird flu on Wednesday, involving a Louisiana resident, as California declared a state of emergency to address the escalating outbreak…
All 13 of the country’s premiers will remain united as “Team Canada” in the face of a tariff threat from the United States despite “chaos” in Ottawa, Ontario Premier Doug…
News broke across the wires throughout the country this morning, that on the day Finance Minister, and Canada’s sitting Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, was to announce her fall economic…
Researchers collaborate with Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef to help consumers make informed choices by Riley Brandt – University of Calgary With consumers increasingly mindful of their food choices, labels such…
As Donald Trump’s inauguration looms, Canada’s agriculture industry is waiting with bated breath to see whether the sweeping tariffs he’s threatened will come to pass by Rosa Saba – The Canadian…
He has manned the McDonald’s drive-thru, served Big Macs in the White House and peddled Trump Steaks on cable TV. But even a red-meat loving president like Donald Trump won’t be able…
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!
