Food

What To Expect From Future Traceability Regulations

The Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) has engaged with the CFIA through two rounds of national consultations in 2013 and 2015 on proposed amendments to the Health of Animals Regulations dealing…

Why Ranchers Are Seeking Easy Calving Bulls

As herd sizes grow, it seems some ranchers are leaning towards finding bulls that make raising the cattle a little bit easier, whether it be with calving or dealing with…

Canadian Pork Sector Delegation to Travel to Japan

A delegation representing Canada’s pork sector will travel to Japan to meet with key buyers of Canadian pork and learn more about one the Canada’s most important markets by Bruce…

2018 Federal Budget Announces New Money for Trade and Food Safety

The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) was pleased to learn of new funding announced in the 2018 federal budget aimed at improving Canada’s trade relationships and, improving CFIA’s food safety system…

Getting the Facts Straight When it Comes to Canada’s Favourite Meat Protein

Chicken is Canada’s favorite protein, according to a recent survey conducted by Leger for Chicken Farmers of Canada. 84% of Canadians purchase fresh chicken on a regular basis, and 90%…

KAP Pleased with Latest Developments on Carbon Pricing

The President of Keystone Agricultural Producers, Dan Mazier, told FarmScape Online he is pleased that Manitoba has joined the federal-provincial-territorial plan to address climate change by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

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…

NAFTA: Compromise is Needed on Both Sides

The United States and Canada have to make concessions in order to save NAFTA, whose days are numbered if the parties at the negotiating table persist in wanting to protect…

Canadian Meat Council Supports CPTPP

The Canadian Meat Council is part of the coalition of agricultural industry leaders calling for the Government of Canada to sign on to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)…

Canada Earns Bovine TB Free Status Again Through Diligence

For the first time since a single animal was found infected in 2016 on a ranch in south Alberta with bovine TB, Canada’s “TB Free” country status is no longer…

Raised Without Antibiotics Market at Risk of Over Saturation

Dr. Clayton Johnson, the Director of Health Carthage System with Carthage Veterinary Services spoke during the “Raised Without Antibiotics” session during the 2018 Banff Pork Seminar Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

The Changing Face of Pork Production

When Ron Plain talks hog markets, people who make a living from those markets tend to listen courtesy of Meristem – Banff Pork Seminar The professor emeritus in the Department…

Better Food Through Better Data Communication

Vast amounts of data are being collected on Canada’s farms through the advent of precision agriculture technology and the Internet of Things (IOT) by Lilian Schaer – Ag Innovation Ontario…

Trump Getting Sensible With Talk of Possible NAFTA Deadline Extension

Canada on Friday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s suggestion that talks to modernize NAFTA could be extended beyond the end-March deadline, a move which might help break a deadlock at…

Our April 2025 Issue

In our April 2025 issue we look into Agritourism Ontario’s economic growth study, how Americans view meat, the Side Effects of Trump’s Chaos, Faster line speeds in processing plants, IFFA’s sustainability in action, CMC’s Protein PACT, the Alizes awards 2025, the challenges of the Chinese Tariffs, and much more!