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U.S. Threat to Leave NAFTA Must Be Taken Seriously says Freeland

The Trudeau government appears to have adopted a good-cop, bad-cop strategy for saving NAFTA and coming up with some “creative” new proposals in response to unpalatable U.S. demands while simultaneously…

Exclusive Video: MacAulay First Canadian Agriculture Minister to Speak to U.S. Farm Bureau

Watch the video of Lawrence MacAulay, the first Canadian agriculture minister to speak to Farm Bureau members at an annual convention, emphasizing trade, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and…

Taxing Meat Could Help Offset Environmental, Health Problems?

The steep climb in global meat consumption has environmental interest groups debating a “sin” tax on animal products By Anna Dimoff – CBC News Meat consumption grew by more than…

Verified Canadian Pork Embraced by Domestic and International Consumers Alike

Customer feedback is showing “Verified Canadian Pork” is being embraced by consumers both domestically and internationally By Bruce Cochrane – FarmScape Online “We’re about two and a half years into…

Canada’s NAFTA Charm Offensive Kicks Into High Gear

The new year begins with Canada relying on an old strategy for saving the North American Free Trade Agreement By Katie Simpson – CBC News The new year begins with…

Push To Slap Sin Tax on Meat is Misguided

The idea of having to pay a sin tax for environmentally detrimental foods seems to be gaining more support. For some, eating meat is considered a sin, and therefore meat…

Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to promote Trade and NAFTA at American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention in Tennessee

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, will visit Tennessee from January 5 to 8, 2018, where he will deliver a keynote address to the American Farm…

Are Feedlots the Ingredient to an Ethical Beef Industry?

Grass-fed beef is increasingly marketed as more environmentally friendly and ethical than beef produced from feedlots. But is it really? BY Linus Blomqvist and Emma Brush for ENSIA.COM Whether we…

GOP Frustration Rises With Trump on Trade Agenda

Senate Republicans are growing frustrated with what they see as a lack of clear direction in President Trump’s trade agenda, which they warn is hurting U.S. exporters BY ALEXANDER BOLTON…

The Fresh Meat Packaging Global Market Outlook for 2017 to 2023

The Global Fresh Meat Packaging Market accounted for $1.96 billion in 2016 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 2.7% to reach $2.37 billion by 2023 courtesy of the…

Minister MacAulay Announces Appointment to the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal

Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the appointment of Marthanne Robson as a part-time member of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal. The appointment is for a three-year term,…

Broad Coalition Calls on Federal Government to Create a National Food Policy Council

The government of Canada is moving forward with the development of a much needed Food Policy for Canada, which will incorporate the social, environmental and economic aspects of the food…

Alberta Exporters Hope NAFTA Can Be Saved But Ponder Life Without It

With a $90 billion annual stake in the deal you have to imagine what is the worst-case scenario By Tony Seskus – CBC News As trade officials gather in Washington…

Changes to Income Sprinkling Rules Are a Step in the Right Direction for Farmers

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is pleased to see that Finance Canada has considered the feedback contributed by CFA and other farm groups with regard to the Tax Fairness…

Canada’s Food Price Report Expects Restaurant Spending to Reach Record Levels in 2018

The annual food expenditure for a family of four is expected to rise by $348 to a total of $11,948 in 2018, according to “Canada’s Food Price Report 2018.” The…

Canada without its big brother?

Throughout the twentieth century and the first decade-and-six of the twenty-first, Canada has relied on its big brother to the south to help shape its economy a Canadian Meat Business…

Canadian Entrepreneurs Might Call 2017 The Year of Uncertainty

It’s typical this time of year to start reflecting on the year that was. Throughout 2017, it seemed around every corner there was another government policy creating more uncertainty for…

NAFTA and The Unsettling of the American Farm Economy

As the United States moves on chaotically under the pressure of President Donald Trump’s executive order pen, it is beginning to appear as if some of his most loyal followers…

Ending NAFTA Would Hurt Growth and Competitiveness of United States and Canada

Terminating the North American Free Trade Agreement would harm the U.S. and Canadian economies and reduce their competitiveness versus Asia and Europe, a report issued by the Bank of Montreal…

NAFTA Round Concludes Under Cloud of Question Marks

Another round of NAFTA talks wrapped up with all key issues still deadlocked Tuesday as negotiators prepared to leave Mexico City with a plethora of question marks lingering over the…

Our September 2025 Issue

In our September 2025 issue, Beef Advocacy Canada relaunches new platform, U.S. shuts the door on small exporters, The future of meat, John Deere tariff warning, Shrugging off high beef prices, Geopolitics and Bird Flu, The reshaped meat processing industry, Rethinking Ag trade, and much more!