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Canada Beef announces Eric Bienvenue as Incoming President

Canada Beef and the Canadian Beef Check-off Agency are pleased to announce that Eric Bienvenue will join the team as Incoming President        A strategic leader with nearly…

Hilton Foods to open first North American food park site, entering long-term supply agreement with Walmart Canada

Hilton Food Group, the leading international multi-protein food business, has signed a long-term supply agreement with Wal-Mart Canada        Hilton Foods will open a new manufacturing facility in…

Grocery CEOs meet with federal ministers to stabilize food prices

Top executives from Canada’s major grocery chains have agreed to work with the federal government on stabilizing prices, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Monday, but few details have been…

PRRS Prevalence in the U.S. Declines in August

The Swine Health Information Center reports the prevalence of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome across the U.S. among wean to market pigs dropped to its lowest level in 20 years…

Minister Ng won’t confirm status of Team Canada trade mission to India set for October

Trade Minister Mary Ng has spent the past four months talking up a major visit to India designed to boost Canadian exports to the world’s most populous country    …

CCA, CMC, and NCF launch campaign for better trade deal with UK

The Canadian Cattle Association, Canadian Meat Council, and National Cattle Feeders’ Association are publicly launching our campaign “Say No to A Bad Deal” to stand up for science-based trade standard…

Olymel announces closures affecting Ontario and Quebec workers

Olymel is closing two plants in Quebec and Ontario and accelerating the closure of another facility, affecting around 400 employees as the company says it continues to deal with market…

PDS Responds to Porcine Sapovirus in Canada

Prairie Diagnostic Services, with support from the Government of Saskatchewan, is responding to the recently identified presence of Porcine Sapovirus in Canada    by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca In response to…

Animal scientist wins national recognition for “critically important” beef production research

Professor and acting head in the Department of Animal Science, Dr. Kim Ominski, was honoured recently with the Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation for her extensive…

The Future of Cultivated Meat

Meat Business Pro spoke recently with Dana McCauley, CEO of the Canadian Food Innovation Network (CFIN), one of this country’s top food industry experts.  Our discussion focused on the status…

CPTPP panel sides with New Zealand over Canada’s dairy supply-management rules

A Pacific Rim trade dispute panel has found Canada’s dairy-sector protections violate obligations that Ottawa signed with New Zealand and other countries     by Dylan Robertson – The Canadian…

ASEAN-Canada Joint Leaders’ Statement on strengthening food security and nutrition in response to crises

The Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada gathered at the ASEAN-Canada Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia to launch the ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership      The Prime Minister’ Office…

Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project Launches New Wesbsite

A newly launched website offers pork producers and pork sector stakeholders direct access to data gathered through the University of Minnesota’s Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Project    by Bruce Cochrane…

Cleanfarms is collecting obsolete pesticides and animal medications in multiple provinces

Each fall, Cleanfarms teams spread out across the country, bringing a valued opportunity to local farmers to safely and conveniently dispose of unwanted and obsolete agricultural pesticides and old livestock,…

Atlantic Beef Products going to Brazil to find skilled workers

Atlantic Beef Products is going abroad to find specialized staff because it’s having a hard time finding the right workers on P.E.I.    by Arturo Chang – CBC News The…

Sask Pork Calls on Government to Provide Feed Drought Assistance for Hog Producers

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board is calling on the province to provide support to hog producers facing soaring feed costs similar to that being offered to other livestock producers  …

B.C’s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality

The biggest concern is the water issue. If we don’t have the water dedicated to agriculture, we don’t have much of an agriculture industry at all in British Columbia  …

Quebec Solidaire wants emergency aid for farmers after extreme weather events

Québec Solidaire (QS) is calling on the Quebec government to grant emergency aid to the farming sector, which has been badly hit by extreme weather events this summer   The…

Wean-to-Harvest biosecurity research program Round-2 applications still being accepted

The Swine Health Information Center is again calling for research proposals under round-2 of the 2.3 million dollar Wean-to-Harvest Biosecurity Research Program    by Bruce Cochrane – Farmscape.ca The deadline for…

Canada says will join as third party in US-Mexico dispute over GM corn imports

Canada said on Friday it will participate as a third party in the dispute settlement proceedings between the U.S. and Mexico regarding genetically modified (GM) corn in imported tortillas 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!