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Farmers Need to Tell Their Stories

Meat farmers have to do a better job of telling their own story to counteract the “activist agenda” about how meat is produced in Canada farms, according to rancher Adrienne…

U.S., Canada, Mexico Ag Ministers to Speak at USDA Ag Forum

The Director of Food Integrity and Consumer Engagement with Phibro Animal Health says farmers need to engage directly with consumers to explain whey they do what they do By Holly…

Farmers Encouraged to Engage Public on Antimicrobial Use

The Director of Food Integrity and Consumer Engagement with Phibro Animal Health says farmers need to engage directly with consumers to explain whey they do what they do by Bruce…

Study Shows African Swine Flu Contaminated Meat is Reaching Border Points

The Executive Director of the Swine Health Information Center says a study conducted in Australia shows African Swine Fever contaminated pork is reaching border points by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape…

EU Adopts Post-Brexit Import Quotas for Farm Produce

The European Union on Monday adopted quotas for farming produce it will accept from third countries after Britain leaves the bloc and acknowledged this could happen before it has concluded…

New Immigration Opportunity for Canadian Farmers

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, announced that the Government of Canada is launching a new pilot program aimed at attracting and retaining skilled immigrants…

Using TFWP Can Help Resolve Farm Labour Issues

With a labour market shortage leaving thousands of farm-related jobs empty, Canadian farmers are turning to temporary foreign workers by Trudy Kelly Forsythe – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) The latest…

Red Meat Belongs On Your Plate

Canada’s new Food Guide, released by Health Canada, highlights what we’ve known for decades, that a quarter of your plate should be protein Lean red meat provides Canadians with high-quality…

Canada’s Food Guide – A New Dish With a Dash of Condescension

Canada’s new food guide is finally here. After years of celebrating our agricultural know-how, our food guide has now gone urban. But c’mon Health Canada, enough with the patronizing already…

Carr Warns Gears of WTO Could Soon Come To A Halt

The operation of the World Trade Organization may soon stall because of U.S. delays in appointing new judges, Canada’s trade minister said as he prepares to convene another round of…

How Technology is Transforming Food Trade and Agriculture

Emerging markets are driving global food demand but agriculture remains a highly protected area of global trade with new technologies such as precision farming, lab-grown meat, and blockchain transforming the…

BIXSco Named Finalist In 2019 Alberta Business Awards Of Distinction

BIXSco Inc. announces selection as a finalist for the 2019 Alberta Business Awards of Distinction in the Leading Edge Category. BIXSco Inc. is also eligible for the prestigious Premier’s Award…

China Has Culled More Than 900,000 Pigs Due to African Swine Fever

China has culled 916,000 pigs after around 100 outbreaks of African swine fever in the country, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday, as the disease continues to spread to new…

Why Some Canadian Farmers May Soon Tower Head and Shoulders Above Their U.S. Rivals in Japan

It was the 1990s when a pair of Japanese butchers climbed aboard an airplane and travelled some 8,000 kilometres to visit a family-owned pork plant in rural Alberta. The local…

Feed Additives Show Potential for Helping Reduce Risk of Viral Transmission Through Feed

Feed additives are showing potential for reducing the risk of viral transmission through feed ingredients by Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online The Swine Health Information Center in partnership with the…

Smart Technologies Are The New Brain In The Barn

Get ready for a smart revolution in pork production management systems. That was the message Tom Stein had for pork producers at the 2019 Banff Pork Seminar Stein is senior…

Dairy And Cattle Farmers Worry New Food Guide Will Hurt Business

When Trevor Welch meets with other beef farmers across New Brunswick, they usually direct their attention to the latest weather conditions. These days they’re concerned about Canada’s Food Guide by…

Pacific Trade Deal Spurs Canadian Farm Sales to Japan as U.S. Watches

At the Canadian embassy in Tokyo last month, beef promoters flew in a chef from Canada to cook New York strip steaks for hungry Japanese importers and restaurant suppliers Reuters…

Banff Pork Seminar: Follow The Fat to Improve Meat Quality

One of the best opportunities for Canada’s pork industry to improve meat quality may be to “follow the fat.” As consumers move away from carbohydrates and fat takes higher profile,…

Aherne Innovation Prize at 2019 Banff Pork Seminar Shared By Two Winners

Developers of a tool for automating hog tattooing and another who designed a simple approach for protecting piglets in the farrowing area of loose housing systems, shared the podium as…

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!